Bug#1034698: mm3d: Installing mm3d package installs blender, too
Package: mm3d
Version: 1.3.12-1+b1
Followup-For: Bug #1034698
X-Debbugs-Cc: nils+debian-p14s@dieweltistgarnichtso.net
Dear Maintainer,
I am fully aware that mm3d “recommends” blender, but
I do believe that this “recommendation” is in error.
Granted, both are 3D model editors. However, I have
not seen any evidence that installing blender could
improve or enhance mm3d usage in any way … does it?
The only thing I noticed is over 330 MB more data –
for a package with “Installed-Size: 3.869 kB” it is
a bit excessive to recommend an alternative program
that is about 2 orders of magnitude larger on disk.
In which version of the package is the “recommends”
field fixed? I ask because status is set to “done”.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.6
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-0.bpo.3-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages mm3d depends on:
ii libc6 2.31-13+deb11u5
ii libgcc-s1 [libgcc1] 10.2.1-6
ii libgl1 1.3.2-1
ii libglu1-mesa [libglu1] 9.0.1-1
ii libqt5core5a 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5opengl5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
Versions of packages mm3d recommends:
pn blender <none>
ii wings3d 2.2.5-1
pn yafray <none>
mm3d suggests no packages.
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