[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#674853: Bug#674853: winbind should depend on libpam-winbind and libnss-winbind for wheezy

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:04:37PM +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> severity 674853 important
> thanks
> 
> Quoting Adrian Bunk (bunk at stusta.de):
> > Package: winbind
> > Version: 2:3.6.5-3
> > Severity: serious
> > 
> > Common practice in Debian is that when functionality got split out
> > of one package, that package will depend in the next stable release
> > on the new packages to avoid breakages on upgrades.
> 
> Which is why winbind *Recommends* libpam-winbind and libnss-winbind.
> 
> As we already said ad libitum here....or there....we are not here to
> rescue people who shoot in one's own foot by not installing
> Recommends.

If "not installing Recommends" is considered "shoot in one's own foot",
doesn't that imply that Recommends should be converted to Depends?

Either not installing Recommends (which is a *global* setting in Debian) 
is considered a valid setup through all of Debian, or it is anyway 
considered broken. In the latter case there would be no reason against 
changing the Recommends to Depends...

> So, sorry but no.
> 
> I'm very tempted to close this bug report and will just downgrade it
> as of now.....I'm leaving it off to Steve to close it. I'm certain he
> agrees with me, here, and the best way for him to say so is probably
> by closing the bug report.

cu
Adrian

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