Gstreamer packages should be "Suggested" dependencies, not "Recommended".
The issues have been addressed in git master. https://gitlab.gnome.org/crvi/gnome-activity-journal/-/commits/master Thanks! On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 at 01:15, Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote: > Quoting Sudip Mukherjee (2021-02-07 19:41:03) > > Hi Jonas, > > > > On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 12:56:52AM +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > > Package: gnome-activity-journal > > > Version: 1.0.0-1 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA512 > > > > > > Package is missing dependencies on at least these packages: > > > > > > gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 > > > gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0:amd64 > > > > Thanks for spotting this. > > 'gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0' is indeed a dependency, but > 'gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0' > > is an optional audio preview feature and so I am marking it along with > > 'gstreamer1.0-gtk3' (which is also an optional video preview feature) as > > suggested packages. Please let me know if you think this is wrong. > > Did you (not only look at code, but) actually test how the application > behaves when those optional modules are missing? > > As I recall, the application failed to run for me when they were > missing, which indicates that a suggestion is too weak and they should > at least be recommended. If there is no (exotic) way to make the > application run without them, they should have a hard dependency. > > > - Jonas > > -- > * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt > * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ > > [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
