Bug#644036: libcrypt-dsa-perl: unnecessary dependency on Data::Random

[gregor herrmann]

On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:32:15 +0200, Peter Marschall wrote:

> > > If yes, would it b possible to add the dependency on Data::Random only
> > > for these kernels?
> > No, the package can't in advance know which kernel a machine runs.
> My idea was then to update the Depends:/Recommends: line with something like
> 	libdata-random-perl [!linux-any]

Hm, right, that could work, sorry for missing the possibility in my
first reply.
 
> > And, BTW, it's not a Depends, but only a Recommends, so you can
> > safely remove it.
> Oops, Thanks for the hint.
> This really voids the biggest reason for the bug report.
> (sorry I completely overlooked it and took it for a Dpends:)

No problem.
 
> > (And I'm open to removing it from Recommends if we are sure enough
> > that there are no machines without /dev/random out there ...).
> Your decision: close the report or distinguish by kernel type ;-)

Let's sleep over it and decide tomorrow :)
 

Cheers,
gregor
 
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