Bug#24695: Dependency issue of the manpages
Package: debian-policy
Version: 2.4.1.2
From: Keita Maehara <maehara@debian.or.jp>
Subject: Dependency issue of the manpages
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 11:54:47 +0900
> I'm a maintainer of the package manpages-ja and I've received a bug
> report which says "manpages-ja depends on man-db. It should suggest
> man-browser instead". But man-browser is not in the
> virtual-package-names-list. So I've checked the dependency of the
> manpages:
>
> man-db Provides: man-browser
> manpages Suggests: man-browser
> manpages-dev Suggests: man-browser
> manpages-de Suggests: man
> manpages-de-dev Suggests: man
> manpages-es Suggests: man-browser
> manpages-fr Depends : man-db | man
> manpages-ko Suggests: man-browser
> manpages-it Suggests: man-browser
> manpages-ja Depends : man-db
>
> Then it seems apropriate that:
>
> 1. man-browser should go into the virtual-package-names-list.
> 2. manpages-de and manpages-de-dev should suggest man-browser.
> 3. manpages-fr should suggest (not depend) man-browser.
> 4. manpages-ja should suggest (not depend) man-browser.
>
> Is this right?
There was no reply to this, but it seems 1. is a bug of
virtual-package-names-list.text.gz in debian-policy. When it is fixed,
I'll submit bug reports for 2. and 3.
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