On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM Chuck Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Packaging Guidlines [1] say: > > "All package dependencies (build-time or runtime, regular, weak or > otherwise) MUST ALWAYS be satisfiable within the official Fedora > repositories." > > So are Suggests: a Weak dependency, or a Hint? > > On the Weak dependencies page [2], the table differentiates between > "Weak" and "Hint" dependencies. Also, the "Weak dependencies" heading > is at the same level as the "Hints" heading. It is not clear if > "Suggests:" is considered a "weak dependency". If "Hints" are also > part of the overall umbrella of "Weak dependencies" perhaps a > different term should be used for the non-Weak type of Weak dependency > to avoid this confusion. > > [1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/ > [2] > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/
For the purposes of that rule, it is considered a weak dependency. Hints are still weak dependencies, just default-not-installed. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
