[Pkg-tpctl-devel] Bug#377796: Bug#377795: Recommends unavailable thinkpad4-modules

[Luk Claes]

reopen 377795
reopen 377796
thanks mate

> also sprach Luk Claes <luk at debian.org> [2006.07.11.1452 +0200]:
>> The generated package is not available in unstable... so it
>> doesn't comply with policy to recommend it.
> 
> Please show me where in the policy it says I cannot do this. Unless
> you find something, please do not reopen these bugs. Recommends was
> chosen over suggests because tpctl makes *no* sense without the
> modules, but those modules are not (yet) built in the archive
> because there just isn't enough need for them.

I don't file bugs for the sake of it, nor do I reopen them mentioning
'policy' without being anything mentioned in the policy. Can you please
not close the bug before fixing it or finding consensus on d-devel that
it's ok to close it, TIA?

I would think your packages should be moved to contrib if they make no
sense without a package outside main...

2.2 Categories
2.2.1 The main category

Every package in main must comply with the DFSG (Debian Free Software
Guidelines).

In addition, the packages in main

    * must not require a package outside of main for compilation or
execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends", "Recommends",
or "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-main package),

Cheers

Luk

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