Bug#613541: gnome: dependency on `evolution-exchange` prevents upgrade of `evolution`

[Drew Parsons]

Josselin Mouette a écrit : 
> Le mardi 15 février 2011 à 15:49 +0100, Paul Menzel a écrit : 
> > if I understand it correctly the dependency of DebPkg:gnome on DebPkg:evolution-exchange prevents the upgrade of DebPkg:evolution*.
> > 
> > It looks like DebPkg:evolution-exchange is not needed anymore for
> > Evolution 2.32.x [1]. Could you please remove that dependency or
> > advise a way on how to upgrade Evolution packages without removing all
> > the auto installed packages DebPkg:gnome depends on.
> 
> evolution-exchange has yet to be upgraded to 2.32, but it will
> definitely be. So the dependencies are correct, since they prevent the
> breakage of evolution-exchange until it has been updated.

Why does gnome depend on evolution-exchange in the first place?

Seriously, why?

If evolution requires it, then the dependency should be in evolution, not in gnome.

???

Drew