Recommends relation of libxxx-java-gcj packages
Hi,
we've got the following comment in bug #559058 from doko:
"it's current practice/policy to have such a recommendation for the
corresponding -gcj package. if you want to have this changed, please
address this on the debian-java ML, and don't change it on a per
package basis."
I cannot find any reference that the gcj packages should be
recommended. Most packages are currently recommended but not all. The
Debian policy states:
"`Recommends'
This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency.
The `Recommends' field should list packages that would be found
together with this one in all but unusual installations."
I think most installations don't need those -gcj packages and
therefore the recommends should be downgraded to suggests. What do you
think?
Cheers,
Torsten
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