[Parted-maintainers] Bug#276887: libparted1.6-0: can't fulfill the Recommends in sarge

[Adrian Bunk]

On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 11:48:43PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 12:54:14PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Package: libparted1.6-0
> > Version: 1.6.11-6
> > Severity: serious
> > Tags: sarge
> > 
> > 
> > The recommends on libreiserfs0.3-0 can't be fulfilled in sarge.
> 
> Well, the description says :
> 
>   + Note that ReiserFS support is only enabled if you install
>   + the libreiserfs0.3-0 package. Since libreiserfs0.3-0 has been
>   + removed from sarge, ReiserFS support is not compiled in the
>   + default package.
> 
> Is that not clear enough ? It is not a dependency nor build-dependency
> anymore, and this should most assuredly be enough ? Mmm, maybe i could just as

A package management tool can handle Recommends like Depends to help 
users (and section 2.2.1. of your policy treats Recommends similar to 
Depends and Build-Depends).

> well drop the recomend after all, will do so nextly.

Thanks.

> Friendly,
> 
> Sven Luther

cu
Adrian

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