Bug#87699: tetex-bin: Please don't. A "suggests" and possibly a warning on install is better

[Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>]

From: Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>
Subject: Bug#87699: tetex-bin: Please don't. A "suggests" and possibly  a warning on install is better
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 00:12:19 +0900

> Santiago's been talking about a user, I'm now talking about
> Debian infrastructure, and packaging system.
> 
> Er... this is a woody specific problem in that this is a specific 
> problen in Debian packaging, dpkg nature.
> 
> The fundamental problem is that 
> dpkg does not allow package contents to be split out.
> 
> We only have the package name (tetex-bin) to depend upon, 
> not the binary name (usr/bin/texi2html)

I see, but if so, this is a bug of dpkg or something
and not tetex-bin ;-)

In fact, I have a feeling that it will be appropriate
to set severity of this bug to wishlist.  But, as woody
release will be (hopefully) very soon, it will almost
equivalent to close this bug practically/implicitly
(because anyone will not do on wishlist bugs).

I prefer to say explicitly.

(Sorry but I can't express what I am thinking well
in English... Please guess it)

Best regards,		   2002.2.27

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 Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@debian.org>
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