[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#684029: Bug#684029: ia32-libs-i386: Please, downgrade ldap depends to recommends

[Goswin von Brederlow]

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 05:38:58PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:16:36 +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 12:28:35PM +0200, Vincent Danjean wrote:
> > > Package: ia32-libs-i386
> > > Version: 20120701
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > Currently, ia32-libs-i386 depends on
> > >  libldap-2.4-2 (>= 2.4.23-7.2)
> > >  libnss-ldap (>= 264-2.2)
> > >  libpam-ldap (>= 184-8.5)
> > > 
> > > I understand that, on systems where ldap is installed on the main (amd64)
> > > architecture, installing the corresponding i386 packages is required.
> > >   However, when the main architecture does not have any ldap infrastructure
> > > installed (most laptops for example), we are required to install packages
> > > that ask "strange" questions (ldap base, ...) and that reconfigure
> > > /etc/nsswitch.
> > > 
> > >   Would it be possible to downgrade the Depends to a Recommends (at least)
> > > with a corresponding Breaks (<< old-versions) if needed?
> > >   If this is possible (I did not test), I think this should be applied to
> > > the wheezy package.
> > > 
> > >   Regards,
> > >     Vincent
> > 
> > Dear release team,
> > 
> > would such a change (moving the 3 packages from Depends to Recommends) be
> > suitable for a freeze exception?
> > 
> Wouldn't Recommends be just as wrong?  Especially as those packages are
> recommended against AFAIK
> (http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#new-ldap).
> 
> Cheers,
> Julien

They are in the squeeze ia32-libs package so dropping them completly
would mean a regression on upgrade. Having them as Recommends would
make them removable if not needed at least.

MfG
	Goswin