On Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:58:06 +0200, Michele Orru` wrote: > from #debian-mentors: > > <maker> hi. there's this debian package called iodine, and there's this file > in > it, /usr/sbin/iodine-client-start. > <maker> The executable above assumes the existence of ipcalc, available in the > eponymous package. However, it is listed in the "Suggested" field of > iodine, not as a dependency. is this a bug? > <deki> yes
Thanks for your bug report! To explain the situation: iodine upstream ships /usr/sbin/iodine and /usr/sbin/iodined (the client and the server); these are the two binaries that "are iodine" and are needed. All their dependencies are in Depends. Additionally we ship in a Debian an additional optional third-party helper/wrapper script that makes it easier to start the client; that's /usr/sbin/iodine-client-start, and its dependencies are in Suggests (as they are needed only for this shell script and this script is not necessary at all, even if it's nice). I still think that this makes sense and is a correct setup, therefore currently I'm not inclined to move ipcalc et al. from Suggests to Depends. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. Homepage https://info.comodo.priv.at/ - OpenPGP key 0xBB3A68018649AA06 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, and developer - https://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of the Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Penelope Swales: Seacargo
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