On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 09:41:59PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> > (Of course, I'm assuming that all dependencies on menu are from packages
> > wishing to run its binaries, and nothing more.  Please correct me if I'm
> > wrong.)
> 
> Most dependencies on menu are from packages using su-to-root, alas.

Why alas?  Isn't this exactly what m-a:foreign is for?

> Is there a specific reason for fluxbox to depend on menu ?

I think this was a versioned dependency to fix a bug (#266217) from a
long, long time ago.  (Whether or not this dependency is still useful is
probably a question better left to the maintainer.)

> The menu policy actually discourage from depending on menu.

Good to know.  If you choose not to make menu m-a:foreign, I'll file a
specific bug against fluxbox over this dependency.

Thanks!


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