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Re: dpkg unpack vs. configure



On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Stuart Lamble wrote:

> What happens if there are (say) two front ends, which require another
> program to work? And that program requires a front end, since it'd be
> too complicated to work with the program without such a thing? In that
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> case, the front ends would depend upon the functional program, and the
> functional program would depend upon the virtual package which both
> the front ends provided.
>
> Contrived? Yes. But it serves to illustrate the point.

In that case, it would be a clear misuse of dependancies. Depends are
not based on whether something is easy to use, but on whether it can
function at all.

Recommends or Suggests would be more appropriate in this situation.

craig


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