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Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages

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Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> writes:

> Package: emacs-goodies-el
> Version: 42.5
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Hi,
>
> emacs-goodies-el depends on a list of useful Emacs addons.  While most
> of them are useful, it is less flexible that a user would have to
> install all of them even if some of the packages are not of interest.
> Given that APT supports Recommends, I would like propose that
> emacs-goodies-el to use Recommends instead of Depends for those
> packages, so that a user can choose to leave certain package uninstalled
> while still benefits from other packages that this meta package
> provides.
>
> This is implemented in a MR[1], and the patch is attached.  PTAL.  TIA!
>
> (Note that I have commit access to the repo so you can leave the merging
> to me once you LGTM the patches.)
>

I think my original idea was to treat emacs-goodies-el as a transitional
package and have it go away eventually. If other people think it's
useful and want to maintain it, that's fine of course. In the long term
what is the relationship between a continued emacs-goodies-el and your
other proposed meta-package (emacs-editing-modes?).

d

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Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-01 03:30 +0200
  Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages David Bremner <david@tethera.net> - 2024-10-01 13:00 +0200
    Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-01 17:40 +0200
      Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-02 08:20 +0200
        Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-02 08:50 +0200
          Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-18 00:30 +0200
            Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Nicholas D Steeves <sten@debian.org> - 2024-10-18 03:40 +0200
              Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-18 06:40 +0200
                Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-18 07:30 +0200
                Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-18 11:40 +0200
                Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Recommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-19 03:30 +0200
                Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Recommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-20 07:40 +0200
              Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> - 2024-10-18 07:20 +0200
            Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Reccommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-18 06:40 +0200
  Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Recommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-20 11:30 +0200
  Bug#1083073: emacs-goodies-el: Use Recommends instead of Depends to provide more flexibility in choosing packages Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> - 2024-10-20 13:10 +0200

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