Bug#87699: tetex-bin: Please don't. A "suggests" and possibly a warning on install is better

To: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>
Cc: 87699@bugs.debian.org, Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org>, Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
Subject: Bug#87699: tetex-bin: Please don't. A "suggests" and possibly a warning on install is better
From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:51:27 -0600
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Reply-to: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>, 87699@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.44.0202281038140.3088-100000@cantor.unex.es> (Santiago Vila's message of "Thu, 28 Feb 2002 10:40:19 +0100 (CET)")
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.44.0202281038140.3088-100000@cantor.unex.es>

>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> writes:

 Santiago> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
 >> On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 05:14 AM, Santiago Vila wrote:
 >> 
 >> 
 >> A package should not list false dependencies. Doesn't dselect
 >> display Suggests: and especially Recommends: items?

 Santiago> Yes, but what about users who "apt-get dist-upgrade"?

	They should be educated to use a full feature upgrade tool?

	manoj
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