> 2) the "ghostscript Provides gs" is wrong because ghostscript does not
>   provide the full functionality of gs: it is missing the x11 output
>   device support

...

> However 2) is something that should be fixed in the new ghostscript
> packages. IMO ghostscript-x should be providing gs, gs-esp and gs-gpl, and
> not ghostscript. If that had been the case, I would not have been allowed
> to remove ghostscript-x.

I like this idea myself. But would like to hear from the maintainers.

Also, Is it fine if a package depends/recommends/suggests the gs
package? or should the maintainers remove the dependency on gs package
completely and explicitly depend upon ghostscript or ghostscript-x?

thanks
raju



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