Re: dpkg-dev-emacs vs. debian-changelog-mode vs...

[Itai Zukerman <zukerman@math-hat.com>]

> >>> dpkg-dev Suggests: dpkg-dev-el
> >>> dpkg-dev-el Depends: emacsen
> 
> All very well, but I don't think you've thought through what the
> condtion for wanting dpkg-dev-el to be installed is: it's not
> "whenever you install dpkg-dev" or "whenever you install an emacs",
> but -only- when you install both of these things.

So, dpkg should only tell you to install a Suggests when its
dependencies are already met.  Is it possible or desirable to "fix"
this behaviour?

-itai