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Bug#790826: evince-hwp: should probably state that it "Enhances: evince"



Hi Changwoo,

Quoting Changwoo Ryu (2015-07-01 22:18:59)
> 2015-07-02 11:21 GMT+09:00 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>:
>> If evince-hwp is not a self-contained application but a plugin for
>> evince, then please indicate that by adding "Enhances: evince".
>
> I don't think all plugin packages should have "Enhances", as long as
> the policy states.
>
> The only thing about Enhances in the policy is, "Enhances appears in
> the recommending package's control file", in the section 7.2.
>
> Evince does not (and should not) recommend evince-hwp. So I think
> Enhances is not for this case.

Seems you read only the introduction to the fields: The detailed 
definition of the field is further down in same section:

> `Enhances'
>  This field is similar to Suggests but works in the opposite
>  direction.  It is used to declare that a package can enhance the
>  functionality of another package.

The very purpose of "Enhances" field is, I believe, for package B (e.g. 
a plugin) to state a reverse relationship on package A, to avoid needing 
to update package A every time a plugin package is added to or removed 
from Debian.


Kind regards,

 - Jonas

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