> Norman Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Yes, but autoreconf is part of the autoconf package. > > You are therefore shipping a package which includes a command > > that doesn't work. I can't believe this is what the authors of the > > Debian Policy intended. > > I can. Russ Allbery says so, in a message archived at > http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.general/123625:
I have the highest respect for Russ, and he certainly knows more than I do. It might be good for this clarification to make it into the first sentence in Section 3.5 of the policy manual. I think Section 7.2 is already sufficiently clear, but a forward pointer from 3.5 might be in order. > Again, this wording says to me that Recommends is a perfect match > for the relationship between autoreconf and Automake Agreed. Thanks for the thorough explanation! Norman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
