Bug#88058: PROPOSAL] ftp-client virtual package

[Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>]

On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:51:55PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> >>>>> "Julian" == Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> writes:
> 
>     Julian> The ftp and ftp-ssl packages have started providing the
>     Julian> ftp-client virtual package.  The ncftp package may well do
>     Julian> so as well soon.  This package should therefore be
>     Julian> included in the virtual packages list.
> 
> Can any ftp client provide "ftp-client"?
> 
> What about X clients?
> 
> Or, put another way, what packages, if any, would
> Depend/Recommend/Suggest/Conflict with ftp-client, and why?
> 
> I guess packages you should look at include: webcam, task-dialup(?),
> dftp, urlview(?), devscripts, quinn-diff(?) (quick glance through my
> Packages file at packages that depend/suggest/recommend ftp, ncftp,
> or lftp).
> 
> This is the problem I faced when I considered making it a virtual
> package previously. I am not sure that a package which depends on ftp
> would work with ncftp, for instance.
> 
> Somebody suggested to use ftp-client-traditional (or was that
> traditional-ftp-client?) instead.

These are real issues; I'm forwarding them to the ftp and ftp-ssl
maintainers.

   Julian

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