Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-21 Thread Oliver Rompcik
Dear Josselin, thanks for your answer. I agree with you in one point: This seems to be wasting time. It's not about metapackages or nut, this is a substantial question. But we are on controversy roads. As said, the (meta)packages gnome is essential and one of the most installed. Try to remove to

Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-21 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le lundi 21 novembre 2011 à 00:20 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : > That's an non-logical abstraction. Following this the metapackage could be > dependend on everything. Sure. Feel free to package a “everything” metapackage, that depends on all packages in Debian. It should come very handy. > Bu

Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-20 Thread Oliver Rompcik
Dear Josselin Mouette, Josselin Mouette schrieb: > Le dimanche 20 novembre 2011 à 18:15 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : >> Josselin Mouette schrieb: >> > Le dimanche 20 novembre 2011 à 13:32 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : >> >> The dependency of gnome on totem-mozilla violates Debian Policy >> (3

Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-20 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le dimanche 20 novembre 2011 à 18:15 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : > Josselin Mouette schrieb: > > Le dimanche 20 novembre 2011 à 13:32 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : > >> The dependency of gnome on totem-mozilla violates Debian Policy (3.5), > > > > Are you serious? > > Absolutely: "Every pac

Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-20 Thread Oliver Rompcik
Josselin Mouette schrieb: > Le dimanche 20 novembre 2011 à 13:32 +0100, Oliver Rompcik a écrit : >> The dependency of gnome on totem-mozilla violates Debian Policy (3.5), > > Are you serious? Absolutely: "Every package must specify the dependency information about other packages that are REQUIRED

Bug#649376: gnome: Dependency on totem-mozilla violating Debian-Policy

2011-11-20 Thread Oliver Rompcik
Package: gnome Version: 1:2.30+7 Severity: normal The dependency of gnome on totem-mozilla violates Debian Policy (3.5), as totem-mozilla is NOT required for gnome to run properly. This annoying wrong dependency has been reported since 2006 and is not yet fixed. Should be altered to Recommendat