On 2018-06-15 12:37:31 +0200, Axel Beckert wrote: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > Due to bug 852343, wicd-daemon now depends on > > > > dhcpcd5 | isc-dhcp-client | pump | udhcpc > > Hrm. That bug report never has been closed. Ah, no, you were wrong: > It's not due to #852343 (which is indeed still open), but due to > #783272.
OK. But, then, shouldn't bug #852343 have been merged with #783272? It seems to be the same request. > > The unnecessary dependency on dhcpcd5 should be removed. > > I disagree: Neither should the dependency be removed no is it > unnecessary. > > In contrary: It would be a policy violation if I (just) remove that > dependency because wicd _has_ a relation with dhcpcd5 and hence > requires a package relation with it. And already alone because of that > it is surely not RC. > > The only thing I likely will change in wicd is to not keep dhcpcd5 as > first of the alternative list of DHCP client dependencies, but move > isc-dhcp-client to the first position. Actually, shouldn't this dependency be a "Recommends" instead of "Depends"? I meant that some users may want to use wicd only with static network settings, thus wouldn't need a DHCP client. FYI, ifupdown has a Recommends: Recommends: isc-dhcp-client | dhcp-client Ditto for network-manager (but with just isc-dhcp-client). -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
