forward 681419 http://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=debian-ctte.git;a=blob;f=681419_free_non_free_dependencies/681419_free_non_free_dependencies.org thanks
I've been going through and doing summaries for the current status of the CTTE bugs; this is my understanding of where we are for 681419: * Issue http://bugs.debian.org/681419 ** May packages in main have a Depends: foo | foo-nonfree * Possible Solutions ** Yes + Possibility of automatically pulling in non-free during some dependency resolution ** Yes, with caveats + Under no circumstances should non-free be pulled in automatically *** Automatic: avoid in Release file + http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120717083004.GB21400@frosties *** Only virtual packages ** No + Lots of packages will be insta-buggy * Open Questions ** How many total dependencies are there? (We're only interested in Depends or Recommends for this purpose, not Suggests.) *** 79 ** Are all of those dependencies alternative dependencies of the form: Depends: foo | foo-nonfree or are there other cases? *** Yes, save for two bugs ** Are any of these dependencies versioned? *** No ** What do packages already in the archive do? *** Already some alternative Depends: and Recommends: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=681419#100 ** Do any packages pull in non-free automatically already? *** Apparently, no http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=681419#100 * Involved Parties ** debian-pol...@lists.debian.org Don Armstrong -- Live and learn or die and teach by example -- a softer world #625 http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php?id=625 http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120720192050.ge32...@rzlab.ucr.edu