Recommends are for situations where the program does not require the package to run, but needs it for major functions to work. Anjuta still works as an editor without autogen installed.
In the future, installation of recommends will probably be easier. ** Changed in: anjuta (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Anjuta requires autogen in order to create new project https://launchpad.net/bugs/69557 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs