Bug#249570: Cleanup of *jade relationship
On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 10:30:20AM +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> Package: openjade1.3
> Version: 1.3.2-4
>
> This package probably should contain
> Provides: openjade
>
> to satisfy dependencies of packages that require or advise to have
> "openjade" installed.
I have already considered that when initially packaging openjade1.3.
The problem is that package "openjade" contains a very particular version of
openjade. Indeed I'd be more happy to have 1.3 in the "openjade" package
and 1.4devel in a differently-named package, but things are not that way.
If openjade1.3 declares to provide openjade, that will still cause APT to
install openjade unless told otherwise, so this is not a complete solution
anyway.
I've already suggested that packages should depend/suggest/whatever
openjade1.3 preferably to openjade and jade, using 'or' groups with
openjade1.3 as first term. This would allow people to use
whatever version they want, while having openjade1.3 being the default one
installed.
I CC this message to debian-sgml. I'll let this bug open, and if noone
objects, I'll start mass-filing 'normal' bugs on those packages that declare
a relation[1] on openjade without listing openjade1.3 first. I'll also
mass-file 'wishlist' bugs on those that mention only jade and none of
openjade* - wishlist because openjade* are more strictly addhering to the
standard, and some tools/stylesheets may not be compatible with them.
[1] relations to take into account are Depends, Pre-Depends, Recommends,
Suggests, Enhances, Build-Depends, Build-Depends-Indep. This explicitely
excluded Conflicts, but that does not mean I won't look at such declarations
to be sure :)
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