On March 4, 2007 at 3:20PM +0200, kebil (at kaunas.init.lt) wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Priority: wishlist > > Hi all, > > I recommend to add the virtual package "dict-freedict" to the virtual > package list. When I adopted the orphaned 'freedict' debian package, > I have replaced the 'dict-freedict' meta package with the 'dict-freedict' > virtual package (as was suggested in #205417). Now the package, which > requires at least one dictionary may depend on this virtual package, > and user not need to to install all dictionaries. So, this virtual > package actually exists since 14 Aug 2005. See: > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/virtual/dict-freedict > > Now the dict-servers (dictd, serpento) and dict-clients (dict, kdict, > opendict, ...) may to add this virtual package to the Recommends or > Suggests fields in the debian/control files (as it is in the package > 'latrine' a long time since). > > I propose to include the such entry to the virtual package list: > > dict-freedict - a FreeDict dictionary, formatted for the dictionary > server and client which uses the DICT Protocol.
This virtual package is privately, amongst a cooperating group of
packages, so adding it to the virtual package list is unnecessary,
I think.
BTW, I recommend to add a virtual package for a dictionary package
which provides /usr/share/dictd/{*.index,*.dict*}, such as
dict-freedict*, dict-gcide, dict-wn, dict-jargon, dict-foldoc,
dict-vera, and so on.
dictd-dict a dictionary formatted for the dictd dictionary server
The dictd package and other servers/clients may simply suggest it.
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Tatsuya Kinoshita
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