Le mercredi 12 mars 2014 à 21:05 +0700, Chris Bainbridge a écrit : > Recommends is for packages that "would be found together.. in all but > unusual installations." IMHO it would not be *unusual* for a user to > install (or want to install) gnucash without the documentation. > > Suggests is used for a package where "installing this one without them > is perfectly reasonable". IMHO it would be "perfectly reasonable" to > install gnucash without the documentation (a fact you already > acknowledged - "gnucash is not unusable at all in the absence of the > documentation.")
I see your point. I also see the point of the other user who wanted a Recommends. Note that the practical difference between Recommends and Suggests is thin. Both are optional dependencies. The only difference is that a Recommends gets installed by default, unless the user asks for the contrary (either by globally disabling Recommends, or by refusing to install gnucash-docs when installing gnucash). Given the thin distinction between the two concepts, choosing between the two is highly subjective, and I don't think it's worth arguing anymore. -- .''`. Sébastien Villemot : :' : Debian Developer `. `' http://www.dynare.org/sebastien `- GPG Key: 4096R/381A7594
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