Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:54:27PM +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: >> Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> >> $ apt-cache show lsb-release | grep Rec >> >> Recommends: lsb, apt >> >> $ apt-cache show lsb | grep Dep >> >> Depends: lsb-core, lsb-graphics, lsb-cxx, lsb-desktop, lsb-qt4 >> >> $ > >> >> That makes for some rather hefty packages pulled in via this Recommends >> >> line. > >> > I see. I had the impression that there is a consensus that our tools >> > should install Recommends by default in lenny. If that is the only bug >> > that really causes a problem in this respect, why not increase it's >> > severity? Chris, what do you think about it? > >> I think this example shows that installing Recommends by default alone >> is hardly a solution which serves the majority of users. > > I disagree. I think what it shows is that currently, Debian policy's > description of the 'Recommends' field is not very well adhered to by > existing packages.
Well, okay, then let's start filing bugs about these, shall we? FYI: This one (lsb-release recommending lsb) is filed as #426807, and already fixed. Still, I think local admins should have the possibility to set a local policy on a package basis for blacklisting packages to bridge until the package gets fixed. -- Gruesse/greetings, Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
