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

[Rico Secada]

On Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:38:14 +0100
Andreas Hoenen <andreas.hoenen at arcor.de> wrote:

Hi Andreas.

Thank you for your explanation. I didn't know that it was a new default.

> 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
> --
> Andreas Hoenen <andreas.hoenen at arcor.de>
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