Bug#841253: libreoffice-base-drivers: should no longer recommend libreoffice-sdbc-firebird, which is no longer built
On 2016-10-19 07:35:58 +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 02:38:54AM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > (which can partially block upgrades due to the broken
> > Recommends).
>
> Don't buy that. How do unavailable Recommends: block upgrades?
I don't remember exactly, but unsatisfied Recommends as an effect
on the resolver cost in aptitude:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s05s05.en.html
Moreover, even if the user has the choice, he may prefer not to
upgrade when a Recommends would be broken, because it could make
software not work properly (here, there was no immediate indication
that the recommended package was missing on purpose).
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