[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#1000353: Bug#1000353: Downgrade e2fsprogs from Depends to Recommends?

[Michael Biebl]

On 22.11.21 01:02, Trent W. Buck wrote:
> Package: libblockdev-fs2
> Version: 2.25-2
> Severity: wishlist
> File: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbd_fs.so.2.0.0
> 
> libblockdev-fs2 Depends e2fsprogs because it calls dumpe2fs &c.
> This was done per https://bugs.debian.org/887270
> AFAICT there is a run-time check for this:
> 
>      https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=bd_fs_ext_is_tech_avail
> 
> In other words, dumpe2fs isn't found in $PATH, libblockdev-fs2 will
> print an obvious error, instead of e.g. segfaulting.
> 
> Therefore, can you downgrade e2fsprogs from Depends to Recommends?

Would probably be ok with me, given that libbd_fs also handles other 
file systems (and we don't have any hard deps e.g. for xfsprogs, 
ntfsprogs or dosfstools)

Andreas, wdyt?
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