Re: How to create a metapackage
Hi,
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 10:36:39PM +0200, humbert.olivier.1@free.fr wrote:
> >> I'd say the packages you want to pull with your metapackage need to be in "Depends".
>
> >There are several discussions on Debian mailing lists all with the
> >conclusion that Depends are wrong for metapackages. Please use
> >Recommends.
>
> Good to know. Thanks Andreas.
> Have you got any pointers for these discussions ? Or at list the lists names then we can check and understand that ?
A web search
site:lists.debian.org/debian-devel metapackage depends recommends
uncovers something that might be interesting.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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