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Re: Handbrake in w-b uninstallable



On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Mads Hansen <d@taba.se> wrote:
> How about I make a new revision of the Handbrake package that recommends
> libdvdread >= 4.2.1? I'm guessing an absolute dependency would be considered
> bad practice when it's not strictly necessary?
> Would adding a Recommends field be an appropriate solution?

If you don't know or are unable to figure out why a dependency (either
build or runtime, doesn't matter) was added to a particular package, I
suggest contacting the maintainer first to find out why, before you
make changes that could potentially break that package.

Regards,
Vincent


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