[Pkg-mozext-maintainers] Bug#1023782: Add dependency on pinentry-x11

Meeuwissen Olaf Meeuwissen.Olaf at exc.epson.co.jp
Thu Nov 10 04:30:35 GMT 2022


Package: webext-browserpass
Version: 3.7.2-1+b6
Severity: important

The upstream documentation[1] clearly mentions that this extension depends
on a GUI-based pinentry (unless you know what you're doing).
This is not reflected in the package dependencies.

I realize most desktops will pull one in but I prefer to piece something myself.
And without installing Recommends: to boot ;-)

Please add a dependency on pinentry-x11.  This is a pure virtual package that
makes the user pick one.  I think that is to be preferred over adding a list of
alternatives directly because the package managers tend to pick the first one
listed.

Seeing that people who know what they are doing can get away without the
GUI-based pinentry, I guess a Recommends: is sufficient (although a Depends:
would be okay with me too).

  [1]: https://github.com/browserpass/browserpass-extension#error-unable-to-fetch-and-parse-login-fields

Hope this helps,


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