Package: python-coverage Severity: minor Version: 3.7+dfsg.1-1 On 27-Oct-2013, Barry Warsaw wrote: > On Oct 27, 2013, at 02:03 PM, Ben Finney wrote: > > >On 26-Oct-2013, Barry Warsaw wrote: > >> So I wonder why the Recommends aren't Depends given that the html > >> sub-command won't work without them? > > > >Because my understanding, from many users including yourself, is that > >the HTML report feature isn't considered a core feature: the package is > >quite serviceable without that feature. That makes it ideal for > >Recommends dependencies, to my mind. > > I still think I agree that html reports aren't essential, but I wonder if > the user experience isn't suffering because of it. It would be nice if > the user gets something other than a cryptic traceback when they run the > command.
I agree. Let's track the issue on this new bug report. > A few thoughts: what if there were another binary package > python-coverage-html that almost all it did was to install those packages > and allow the html command to work? > > Or, maybe the html command without the Recommends should say "To enable > html reports, sudo apt-get blah". Both of the options sound good, and I'd like to think a bit to see if there are others before choosing. -- \ “I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything | `\ specifically.” —Steven Wright | _o__) | Ben Finney <[email protected]>
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