Bug#462845: dependency on python-apt should be at least Recommends
James Westby
jw+debian at jameswestby.net
Mon Jan 28 21:16:49 UTC 2008
On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 12:39 -0800, Cameron Dale wrote:
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> Package: python-debian
> Version: 0.1.8
> Severity: serious
> Justification: violates policy 7.2 regarding Recommends
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> In trying to use python-debian in one of my packages, I am going to have to also
> depend on python-apt, since python-debian only suggests it. I think this should
> be upgraded to a Depends, but to satisfy policy should be at least a Recommends
> since a lot of the functionality in python-debian depends on python-apt.
>
Hi,
Thanks for the report.
dato, did your changes in the last upload make debian_support.py require
python-apt? That is what the changelog entry seems to imply.
Thanks,
James
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