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

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 02:22:04PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 11:40:53PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > 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).
> 
> So, a Suggest would be ok then ? 

It would fix this bug.

But unless parted was compiled with libreiserfs, it seems the 
libreiserfs0.3-0 package wouldn't help the user. I'd therefore simply 
drop the recommends until at some time there might be a build dependency 
on libreiserfs again.

> Friendly,
> 
> Sven Luther

cu
Adrian

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