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Re: deps on non-free [Bug#106427: printtool: versioned deps for gs]



On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, A Mennucc1 wrote:

> hi
>
> have received the following bug; may I use
> Depends: lpr-ppd, gs (>= 4.03) | gs-aladdin (>= 4.03), pconf-detect, wish (>=8.0.4) | tk8.0 (>= 8.0.4)  | tk8.2 | tk8.3
>
> or does this violate the policy as in 2.1.2 ?

Section 2.1.2 says:

<--  snip  -->

     In addition, the packages in _main_
        * must not require a package outside of _main_ for compilation or
          execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends",
          "Recommends", or "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-_main_
          package),
...

<--  snip  -->


A "gs (>= 4.03) | gs-aladdin (>= 4.03)" says that you need one of these
two packages installed. I read it that the sense of this sentence is in
the "must not require", and as long as you are able to install the package
on a system without any non-free or contrib packages installed there's no
problem.


> bye & thanks
>
> a.

cu
Adrian

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