* Josh Triplett <j...@joshtriplett.org> [150729 17:18]: > Ole Streicher wrote: > > Other packages will never depend on this metapackage; they will rather > > depend on the individual programs. > > Other packages *in Debian* will not. I actually build a pile of > personal metapackages to set up systems, and many of their dependencies > are metapackages. If metapackages start using Recommends, that would be > quite inconvenient, as it would mean that I'd have to manually copy the > list of dependencies into my metapackage (and update it if the set of > needed packages changes) rather than just depending on the metapackage.
I don't understand this. Why would having a Debian metapackage A which _correctly_ uses Recommends make your personal metapackage B which Depends on A fail to install the recommended packages from A? Even if it did, how would that justify misusing the dependencies? ...Marvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150729213239.gj21...@basil.wdw