Sean Whitton wrote: Seeking seconds: > > diff --git a/policy/ch-relationships.rst b/policy/ch-relationships.rst > index 1eaa422..03f5918 100644 > --- a/policy/ch-relationships.rst > +++ b/policy/ch-relationships.rst > @@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ The meaning of the five dependency fields is as > follows: > The ``Recommends`` field should list packages that would be found > together with this one in all but unusual installations. > > + It is not a bug if some things in the package do not work properly > + because the user has not installed packages listed in > + ``Recommends``. >
That would mean Recommends is effectively Depends. Is it really what you intend? Common practice is for a package to still function ok without Recommends, for example by printing an appropriate error message when the user invokes missing functionality. Jonathan
