Bug#886179: foo2zjs: Don't recommend tk
Source: foo2zjs
Version: 20170320dfsg0-2
Tags: patch
foo2zjs used to recommend tix and tk until they were dropped to
suggests after complaints. See https://bugs.debian.org/601591
It was silently re-promoted to recommends at
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/printing/foo2zjs.git/commit/?id=859e9b
I don't know much about the foo2zjs package but I thought the
recommends were only for the /usr/share/applications/hplj1020.desktop
which is hidden by default.
1. At least on Ubuntu, we don't want the tk and tix recommends. I am
attaching a patch for this in my next email (so that it includes this
bug number).
2. Or maybe the tix and tk recommends should be downgraded to Suggests
on Debian too. I think it's worth mentioning that Debian actually has
not recommended tix in 3 years because of a typo in
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/printing/foo2zjs.git/commit/?id=3a8e1f
(should be -common.substvars). This is fixed in my #1 patch.
3. Or maybe the .desktop should be split to a separate binary package.
That way it can have the depends it needs and the .desktop could drop
the NoDisplay=true line. I think users would find it easier to install
the one package instead of needing to manually re-enable the .desktop
(more difficult since the alacarte app isn't installed by default
these days).
Thanks,
Jeremy Bicha
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