The general opinion was that three *requires are enough, especially as testing seems to be seen as an integral part of the build process.
Perhaps if there were a "build_recommends", it might be. As it stands, a user often won't know that optional tests are going to be skipped until they see the output. And it seems odd to put them in the "regular" recommends-key, since they have no bearing on the module's actual in-the-field functionality.
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