Richard Braakman wrote: > packages in main cannot _depend_ on non-main packages. They can > > however suggest and recommend them. > > Incorrect. Policy section 2.1.2 is explicit about this: > > In addition, the packages in "main" > * must not require a package outside of "main" for compilation or > execution (thus, the package may not declare a "Depends" or > "Recommends" relationship on a non-main package),
That is seriously wacky. The parentetical aside and the rest of policy seem to disagree. Reccommends cannot be used in the first place if a package is needed for compilation or execution, so why is it even mentioned in the parens? -- see shy jo