Hi, On 03/02/2026 12:29, Dmitry E. Oboukhov wrote:
> 2. Require such packages to be clearly distinguishable from > "normal" ones that depend on separate packages from the archive. > Options (to be chosen or combined, to be decided in discussion): > > - Naming: a suffix or name part, e.g. -static, -bundled, > -standalone (or another agreed marker), so that the package name > indicates that dependencies are included; > > - A field in debian/control: e.g. X-Debian-Bundled-Deps: yes > (or: yes, no, partial) or similar within the existing control > structure, so that tools and users can unambiguously identify > such packages. Hm... Fedora handles this by virtual Provides: [1]. This has obvious advantages of making it possible to search using the standard package tools, apt in our case. Just a quick reflection, havn't really thought in any depth. --alec [1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#bundling
