Re: suffix for packages with (optional?) Python extensions
On Mon, 16 Jul 2012, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> OK. python-nipy depends on python-nipy-lib. Makes sense.
> Is python-nipy-lib useful on it's own?
nope -- moreover it might be somewhat detrimental -- module might
appear to be "installed" while only extensions are there. That is the
only disadvantage of such an approach.
> It seems odd to me that it doesn't at
> least Suggest python-nipy.
and that is where I think circular dependencies are coming -- although I
do not remember details and why I haven't had Suggest -- it clearly
worth adding -- may be it is ok now ;-) ?
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