Hi, Damien Carbery wrote: >>> 2) You say that "we do not use it (psktool) now". Is it a problem to >>> leave that file in the package? Maybe someone else will need that file.\ >> Because psktool is a new tool imported by gnutls. It still doesn't exist >> in gnome 2.16. So removing it will not effect other modules or >> applications. Evolution doesn't want to ship it. I agree to remove it. > My suggestion to leave it in is to 'future proof' the package i.e. if a > module needs the file (it could be a 3rd party application) then it will > be available without asking us to change the package. > We cannot predict who will need this file. > > I have no idea what this file does so I cannot decide if it likely that > another module will need it. I am trying to think of unusual circumstances. > If it is to be removed then include a comment like this: > "- Omit psktool as it is not in GNOME and not used by Evolution, the > primary customer of this package."
I think you need to be more detailed about what that tool does, and why there are no current dependencies on it. Saying that 'Evolution doesn't need it' is insufficient. Glynn
