[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#622837: libpcsclite1: please drop Recommends: pcscd

[Jonathan Nieder]

reassign 622837 tech-ctte 
quit

Ludovic Rousseau wrote:
> Le 15/04/11 10:40, Jonathan Nieder a écrit :

>>  - if users of the library will crash or otherwise fail if pcscd
>>    is not installed, mentioning that in the package description;
>
> The library functions would just return the error SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE.
> That is why it is perfectly possible to have libpcsclite1 installed
> but not pcscd. No crash should happen.
>
>>  - otherwise, downgrading the Recommends to a Suggests and
>>    notifying the maintainers of reverse-dependencies that they
>>    should add Depends: pcscd.
>
> So wpasupplicant should add a Depends: pcscd?
> Would that solve the problem for you?

No, but presumably wpasupplicant is not a typical caller.  Based on
what you've said above, a Suggests would be entirely appropriate.

> Please describe exactly what needs to be fixed.

I'm not motivated to go back and forth any longer.  I'm reassigning to
the technical committee; hopefully they can help or direct us to
someone else who can help.

tech-ctte, please see http://bugs.debian.org/476483 and
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=36;bug=622837 for
context.

Thanks,
Jonathan