[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#622837: libpcsclite1: please drop Recommends: pcscd
Jonathan Nieder
jrnieder at gmail.com
Fri Apr 15 19:04:02 UTC 2011
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
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