Bug#499583: [gcalctool] Fails to bring up Help Contents (not using GNOME)

[Filipus Klutiero]

Le November 14, 2008 08:27:26 am, vous avez écrit :
> Le samedi 20 septembre 2008 à 00:58 -0400, Filipus Klutiero a écrit :
> > Package: gcalctool
> > Version: 5.22.3-2
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Thanks for the fix for #499439. I noticed however that Help -> Contents
> > does not work, failing with the popup captured in the attached
> > screenshot. I am not using GNOME, so this is probably due to a missing
> > dependency.
> >
> > --- Package information. ---
>
> Please do not use reportbug-ng to report bugs, it is missing important
> information.
Then please point to a better bug reporting tool.
>
> Here, the fact that yelp - a recommended package - is not installed on
> your system.
yelp is not recommended by the gcalctool version I reported this bug again.

Regarding the closure of this report, note that adding a recommendation on a 
package rarely solves a bug. This case is no exception. While adding a 
recommendation reduces the potentiality of the bug, which can reduce its 
severity, the bug can still affect people who turn automatic installation of 
recommendations off, or which simply opt out of installing yelp.

You could make yelp a dependency, although that would chop a large part of the 
package's audience. You could also let it as a recommendation but handle 
accesses to the help when yelp is not installed properly. Otherwise, reopen 
the report, probably lowering the severity, and let it [rot / to someone 
else].