Bug#802165: maven-debian-helper: Missing dependency on apt-file.

[Markus Koschany]

Am 18.10.2015 um 20:46 schrieb tony mancill:
> On 10/17/2015 03:01 PM, Kristoffer H Rose wrote:
[...]
>> The package should at least 'Recommend' apt-file.
> 
> Hello Kristoffer,
> 
> Thank you for the bug report.  I tend to agree that a stronger
> dependency is warranted, and personally m-d-h should just Depend on
> apt-file.  In fact, Recommends used to be the relationship, but it was
> changed in 2011:
> 
>> commit bd309118603d193d1355516ff3a9d120ff885c05
>> Author: Ludovic Claude <ludovic.claude at laposte.net>
>> Date:   Wed Jun 8 22:55:16 2011 +0000
>>
>>     * Move apt-file, devscripts, subversion from Recommends: to Suggests: as
>>       they are only required when mh_make is used

> I have moved devscripts and apt-file back to Recommends for the next
> upload.  If someone feels strongly that this isn't appropriate, we can
> discuss on the list.

Hi tony,

not a real objection, but.. I think Ludovic was right to move apt-file
from Recommends to Suggests since it is only used by mh_make and mh_make
will never be used automatically. In fact it is just a helper tool to
create an
initial debian directory for Maven based packages and is not used for
anything else. mh_make even tells you to install apt-file, so I feel
that Suggests: is a good choice here and ensures that apt-file is not
pulled in needlessly.

Regards,

Markus




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