[xml/sgml-pkgs] xmlto is installing unneeded dependancies

[Andreas Hoenen]

Rico Secada <coolzone at it.dk> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I just installed "xmlto" on a fresh stable installation, and I noticed
> that "apache" got installed as well:

I guess the following has happened:

You are using the new apt default of installing also recommended files
(AFAIK aptitude works the same way), and thus this relationship chain
applies:

xmlto depends on docbook-xsl, docbook-xsl recommends docbook-xsl-doc,
docbook-xsl-doc recommends apache.

Not a bug, but maybe disturbing.  As I am interested in a minimal debian
system on my box, I use the apt configuration stanza:

APT::Install-Recommends false;

Maybe Daniel Leidert can tell us the reason for docbook-xsl-doc
recommending apache (AFAIK he follows this list).

Regards, Andreas
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