Bug#1464: linuxdoc-sgml' dependencies questioned

[Kenny MacDonald <kenny@mail.glg.ed.ac.uk>]

> Package: linuxdoc-sgml

The release of linuxdoc-sgml-1.2-2 fixes this bug report.

> Why does linuxdoc-sgml say `Depends: groff | latex' when it claims to
> be able to produce Emacs Info and/or HTML as well ?

It doesn't depend on anything now, as HTML is generated without requiring any other Debian packages.

> Furthermore, it should list the virtual name `info-browser' as an
> alternative to the concrete name `info'.

Done.

> I'm concerned that the Recommended field is too strong a weapon to use
> to list dependencies for most of its output formats.

Now use Optional field instead - is that better?

Kenny.
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