Hi On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 12:53:07PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Sun, Apr 02, 2006 at 11:54:38AM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote: > > No this is a specific sarge issue. The reason is that make is _recommended_ > > which > > make it possible for you to install it without having make in > > the system. You can actually use a number of the vserver features > > (that is the legacy features) without having make installed. > > It is used in the default code path, so it is required.
The definition of "recommends" is (more or less) packages that are required for the default configuration or functionality. The definition of "suggests" is that they optionally can give extra functionality. The definition of "depends" is that it is needed for a significant amount of the situations. (See chapter 7.2 the Debian Policy http://www.us.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html) But I agree with you that the situation have changed since it was added as a recommends. Back then it was not in the default path (in that way), but still I think a depends is too hard. Aptitude install recommended packages by default for exactly this reason. Apt-get do not but the reason is that it is more a "background tool" so it is not that strange. Regards, // Ola > Bastian > > -- > You're dead, Jim. > -- McCoy, "The Tholian Web", stardate unknown > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
