[Pkg-rust-maintainers] rust-flate2_1.0.2-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Bastian Blank]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 06:48:00AM +0000, Ximin Luo wrote:
> Hi Bastian, the binary packages are metapackages that encode the fact that when the main binary package is used with certain features "enabled" it is necessary to pull in additional dependencies. This helps users avoid having to pull in those dependencies if they are not using those features of that binary package.

This is a nice idea.  But as long as the build-dependencies don't count
for GB of wasted downloads, the additional binary packages have much
worse effects on the Debian archive, as everyone have to download the
metadata.  So just don't.

Bastian

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