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and subject line Re: Bug#693793: New virtual packages: lv2-host and lv2-plugin
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Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hi everybody,
virtual-package-list.txt.gz [1] says:
1. Post to debian-devel saying what names you intend to use or what
other changes you wish to make, and file a wish list bug against the
package debian-policy.
So, here is my proposal (which I've already posted on debian-devel):
--- debian-policy-3.9.4.0/virtual-package-names-list.txt.orig 2012-11-20
11:35:21.592679972 +0000
+++ debian-policy-3.9.4.0/virtual-package-names-list.txt 2012-11-20
11:43:44.071171615 +0000
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@
of a sound card, with a tty interface
x-audio-mixer a utility to control the input and output levels
of a sound card, X Window System interface
+ lv2-host anything that can host LV2 audio plugins
+ lv2-plugin an LV2 compliant audio plugin
mp3-encoder an MP3 encoder package
mp3-decoder an MP3 decoder package
mpd-client a client that can control the Music Player Daemon
Cheers,
[1] http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/virtual-package-names-list.txt
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On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 07:14:13PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 12:11:24AM -0800, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> > Hi Alessio,
> >
> > Alessio Treglia wrote:
> >
> > > So, here is my proposal (which I've already posted on debian-devel):
> > [...]
> > > + lv2-host anything that can host LV2 audio plugins
> > > + lv2-plugin an LV2 compliant audio plugin
> >
> > Vincent Danjean wrote:
> > > Le 21/11/2012 17:48, Ian Jackson a écrit :
> >
> > >> What I'm missing is why it's useful to list lv2 hosts in the Depends
> > >> like this. The user will end up with one selected essentially at
> > >> random. Is that desirable ?
> > >
> > > Usually, the Enhances: relationship is a better one than a Depends:/
> > > Recommends:/Suggests: in plugin packages.
> >
> > Russ Allbery wrote:
> >
> > > We have a bunch of
> > > existing virtual packages that aren't really useful because they don't
> > > offer any sort of guaranteed interface, and therefore cannot be
> > > meaningfully used in package relationships (which is the whole point of a
> > > virtual package).
> >
> > Thanks for writing. Any news? Are you still interested in adding
> > this virtual package?
>
> Are you still interested in pursuing this ?
> Otherwise, if nobody object, I will close this bug in one week.
Given the lack of follow up, I close this report.
Cheers,
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