On Oct 9, 2009, at 4:46 AM, David Golden wrote:
* 'recommends' or 'suggests' they both imply (to me) they list
optional
dependencies. Perhaps we could have both, where 'suggests' implies
the
toolchain should ask whether the user wishes to install listed
dependencies, and 'recommends' simply remains a data-point of
dependencies that can be used by the distribution, but are not
necessary
for its operation after installation. (Barbie)
-1 I'd always have to try to remember which is which, because they are
so similarly named. The names really should be very different. Perhaps
"recommends" as currently implemented, and "prefers" for stuff that's
not required but you'd rather have it than not. And then, yes, if a
preferred dependency is not installed, that would not lead to an
installation failure.
Best,
David
