Quoting Sune Vuorela (2016-04-09 10:34:24) > On 2016-04-09, Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote: >> I disagree that we need a new field: Simply lower to at most suggest >> the = daemon: It is for the daemon to declare a stronger dependency. >> Anyone needing the daemon can install the daemon - you shouldn't >> expect = libraries to pull in daemons (just as you shouldn't expect >> documentation = to pull in binaries). > > Sometimes, the daemon is an implementation detail of the library. Or a > hard requirement for the library to function. Sometimes it is even a > hard requirement for the library to not crash.
Such (rare, I suspect) cases would require Depends, not Recommends as is discussed in this here, I believe. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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