[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#860254: Bug#860254: openssl depends on perl, when recommends seems more appropriate

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 09:20:34AM -0700, Tianon Gravi wrote:
> Package: openssl
> Version: 1.1.0e-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Since 1.1.0c-3, the openssl package now Depends on perl, which is quite
> hefty, and if one does not need to use the included perl scripts, not
> necessary.  Would it be acceptable to downgrade that Depends to
> Recommends instead?  That would ensure that it's installed on most
> folks' systems, while still allowing people who don't require it to
> exclude it. :)

One of the important binaries in c_rehash which is a perl script.



Kurt