Bug#609593: wireshark depends on package of extra priority
Package: wireshark Version: 1.2.11-5 Severity: serious Section 2.5 of debian policy states that packages MUST NOT depend on packages with lower priority values (excluding build-time dependencies). However, wireshark is optional and depends on the extra package libc-ares2. wireshark also depends on libkrb53, which is also extra on i386, but according to #609027 it seems that dependency will be removed. Regards, Rafael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#609593: wireshark depends on package of extra priority
severity 609593 normal thanks On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 20:30 +, Rafael Cunha de Almeida wrote: Section 2.5 of debian policy states that packages MUST NOT depend on packages with lower priority values (excluding build-time dependencies). However, wireshark is optional and depends on the extra package libc-ares2. wireshark also depends on libkrb53, which is also extra on i386, but according to #609027 it seems that dependency will be removed. Thanks for your report. Whilst this is technically a violation of a MUST in Policy, the requirements of the optional and extra priorities aren't really enforced any more; see http://qa.debian.org/debcheck.php?dist=sidlist=main-only-priorityarch=ANY for an indication of how many packages don't comply with Policy in this respect. Part of this (the requirement for optional packages not to conflict with other optional packages) is discussed in debian-policy bug #477990. I'm downgrading this report to normal severity, although the maintainer may choose to modify that; in any case, this is certainly not release critical for Squeeze. Regards, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#609593: wireshark depends on package of extra priority
Hi, I'm aware of the priority problem. I think libc-ares2 can become optional after fixing #476735 and we will be fine. Cheers, Balint 2011/1/10 Adam D. Barratt a...@adam-barratt.org.uk: severity 609593 normal thanks On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 20:30 +, Rafael Cunha de Almeida wrote: Section 2.5 of debian policy states that packages MUST NOT depend on packages with lower priority values (excluding build-time dependencies). However, wireshark is optional and depends on the extra package libc-ares2. wireshark also depends on libkrb53, which is also extra on i386, but according to #609027 it seems that dependency will be removed. Thanks for your report. Whilst this is technically a violation of a MUST in Policy, the requirements of the optional and extra priorities aren't really enforced any more; see http://qa.debian.org/debcheck.php?dist=sidlist=main-only-priorityarch=ANY for an indication of how many packages don't comply with Policy in this respect. Part of this (the requirement for optional packages not to conflict with other optional packages) is discussed in debian-policy bug #477990. I'm downgrading this report to normal severity, although the maintainer may choose to modify that; in any case, this is certainly not release critical for Squeeze. Regards, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
