Bug#542937: timidity: Please lower the dependancy of freepats to "recommends"
Hello, > the reason for this is that if there is not at least one soundfont package > automatically installed, bugs like "timidity doesn't work" keep popping up. > Also it is the same approach as used in ubuntu, giving users less surprise. The default apt setting is to treat recommends as hard dependency, so there shouln't be a suprise for the inexeperienced user. Or the other way round: If a user changes this setting, he shouldn't be suprised too much about a missing recommended package. > I could consider moving the depends to fluid-soundfont-gm, however it is a > lot > bigger. I think because of it's smaller size, freepats is the suitable default. > If you have other ideas how to approach, I'm open for suggestions. Making a or-ed dependency could be the solution. By this, at least one soundfont package is automatically installed, but one doesn't have to install freepats when fluid-soundfont is already installed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#542937: timidity: Please lower the dependancy of freepats to "recommends"
On Saturday 22 August 2009 12:25:54 Sebastian Dalfuß wrote: > Package: timidity > Version: 2.13.2-32 > Severity: wishlist > > Please lower the dependancy of freepats to "recommends", because if you > have already fluid-soundfont-gm and fluid-soundfont-gs installed, there is > no need for having freepats around. Hello, the reason for this is that if there is not at least one soundfont package automatically installed, bugs like "timidity doesn't work" keep popping up. Also it is the same approach as used in ubuntu, giving users less surprise. $ apt-cache show fluid-soundfont-gm | grep Size Installed-Size: 145368 Size: 118557552 $ apt-cache show freepats | grep Size Installed-Size: 33224 Size: 28968538 I could consider moving the depends to fluid-soundfont-gm, however it is a lot bigger. If you have other ideas how to approach, I'm open for suggestions. Thanks, Joost Damad -- Joost Yervante Damad - http://damad.be/joost/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#542937: timidity: Please lower the dependancy of freepats to "recommends"
Package: timidity Version: 2.13.2-32 Severity: wishlist Please lower the dependancy of freepats to "recommends", because if you have already fluid-soundfont-gm and fluid-soundfont-gs installed, there is no need for having freepats around. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
