Re: Bug#119517: pcmcia-cs: cardinfo binary needs to move into a separate package
>>"Adam" == Adam Conrad <adconrad@0c3.net> writes:
Adam> I'm going to lend my two cents here and agree with the people who think
Adam> that "Suggests" is good enough for this particular dependency.
Adam> If we believe that "installation of a package must require that all
Adam> functionality of said package functions after installation" we have a
Adam> LOT of packages that don't conform to this ideal.
Adam> Example 1:
Adam> kernel-source-x.x.x packages:
Adam> Without libncurses5-dev, "make menuconfig" doesn't work.
Adam> Without tcl/tk, "make xconfig" doesn't work.
Both restrictions documented, and really, one of the three
ways to arrive at the same functionality. You can reach the desired
end goal -- of having a configured kernel- as long as the
dependencies are satisfied.
Also, never does the kernel-source package say that being able
to run make {x,menu}config is something you are expected to be able
to do (If you can find such a reference, please point it to me, since
that would be a documentation bug).
Adam> The konqueror web/file browser:
Adam> Without "kdelibs3-crypto" installed, konqueror won't do SSL. In today's
Adam> world, SSL web pages are nearly a MUST for a web browser, so does this
Adam> mean we have lost "expected functionality", and konqueror should depend
Adam> on the crypto support, and move to non-US?
Does konqueror explicitly specidy that SSl is a supported
protocol? If so, then the dependency should be mandatory. If it is
documented as an optional, add on protocol with other requirements,
then we are OK.If the package ships with a binary that does not work
without SSL, it is a bug in the package.
manoj
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