On Tue, Sep 28, 1999 at 06:24:05PM +0200, Michael Meskes wrote:
> > If something supports X it should be compiled with X. This means exactly
> > two packages (xlib6g and xfree86-common) are also required, but they're
>
> I beg to disagree. If the binary in question is not essantial for the
> package there should not be a Depends: but only a Suggest: or Recommends:
>
> And I think this certainly is the case with mtools. After all the only
> binary linked against xlib6g is a daemon that usually is not started at all.
That's fine, disagree all you want and get the policy changed.. =>
Suggestion is that you propose packages which CAN have X support or not
not by default and another package be created which creates an alternative
for the binary with one higher priority.... I suppose a diversion would
work but why?
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