https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1952329
--- Comment #5 from Ben Beasley <[email protected]> --- > Secondly, apologies for the delay - I've had surgery etc but that's another > story. I’m not in a hurry! :-) Best wishes on your recovery. > git is not needed for most core operations in 'src', just for the fairly > exotic git import and export operations. […] Would this be a case for a hint > such as 'Suggests: git-core' instead? If the parts that use git are not essential functionality, and it degrades gracefully, as you noted, then I think it would be a good fit for a weak dependency (Recommends:). That way git-core is installed by default but people wanting minimal installations can use “dnf --setopt=install_weak_deps=False” to avoid it. Fedora suggests weak dependencies for, e.g., “Plug-ins or add-ons (Support for file formats, Support for protocols, …)” (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/#_weak_dependencies), which is pretty close to this case. Looking at https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/#_hints, it’s not clear if Fedora exactly forbids using a hint here (is this part of “the main use cases of a package”)? But in practice a hint does very little for users. I think a weak dependency is more useful and more consistent with how weak dependencies and hints are used in the rest of the distribution. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are always notified about changes to this product and component _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
