Bug#395361: Please add a Recommends on gnome-mount

[Loïc Minier]

        Hi,

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >  I'm not sure this is a good idea; it rather belong to some higher level
> >  meta package.  Check libgnomevfs2-extra, it's pulled by
> >  gnome-desktop-environment.  I'm not sure it's useful to Recommend it as
> >  well from libgnomevfs2-0.
> I do not quite agree here. In the first place, package dependencies
> should document the existing relationships between packages.
> It also helps me as maintainer of gnome-mount to keep an overview over
> who/what is actually using this package (say, I want to upgrade to a new
> revision and test depended packages first for compatibility). Having a
> meta-package depend on gnome-mount does not give me the necessary
> information. It's of course fine, if the gnome-desktop-environment
> *also* adds a Recommends on gnome-mount.
> In the end, it's gnome-vfs, which uses gnome-mount, and not g-d-e.

 Well, gnome-vfs works fine without gnome-mount, so gnome-vfs only uses
 it if it's installed.  I could describe it as a Suggests, or you could
 add an Enhances on gnome-mount for gnome-vfs.  But we both want that
 gnome-mount is installed on systems running GNOME, because it enhances
 the user experience, to it makes sense to list it in the
 gnome-desktop-environment meta package.

> >  In particular, note that the Depends of gnome-mount are *HUGE*
> >  (you might want to try --as-needed).  The Depends of libgnomevfs2-extra
> >  are moderate in comparison.
> Well, the old libtool/pkgconfig debacle. I'll see, how far I can get
> with relibtoolizing first.

 Even if you lower the number of dependency, you're inevitably going to
 depend on UI libs, and I don't think it would be good for gnome-vfs to
 pull UI libs.

   Bye,
-- 
Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>