Re: Libraries with "extra" priority?
On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 11:50:19PM +0200, Tim Dengel wrote:
> I was looking at debcheck[0] and saw that my package (with "optional"
> priority) depends on a package with "extra" priority (libpeas-1.0-0),
> which is not allowed by policy.
> After re-reading the policy chapter about priorities[1] it seems that my
> package is really better off in "extra" since it's "only likely to be
> useful if you already know what [it is] or have specialized requirements".
>
> But my real question is: Does it even make sense to have a library with
> "extra" priority that does not conflict with another library? The
> wording of the policy seems to relate more to applications than
> libraries, since users usually don't manually install libraries.
> I did not find anything about priorities that is specific to libraries.
This "must" policy requirement has long gone past "pointless" deep into the
"actively harmful" land. It is universally ignored, and I'd advise you to
do so too.
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