Re: [Gramps-devel] package dependency changes for version 3.3.0

[Stéphane C. <ste...@gm...>]

>
> I'm making this change in gramps33 and in trunk.  Please review the
>> following description to ensure I've understood correctly:
>>
>> I've removed from Debian/control the following dependencies:
>>
>> - python-webkit
>> - python-gtkmozembed
>>
>
> Also remove: python-enchant
>

Done.  (But package not rebuilt yet -- see my comments below.)


> I've added the following to the required "Depends" section:
>>
>> - python-pyexiv2
>>
>> I've added the following to the optional "Recommends" section:
>>
>> - python-osmgpsmap
>> - ImageMagick
>> - jhead
>>
>
> If not too much problem, make python-osmgpsmap 'depends'. Gramps works
> without it, but we really want people installing gramps for Debian to have
> the geography view out of the box.
> I don't know what jhead is for... Perhaps somebody else knows?
>

jhead is exif stuff.  I'm guessing related to the NarWeb changes that were
made.

Here is the thing:  after I installed the .deb on my new 11.04 installation,
none of the recommended packages were installed.  Not graphviz, not
imagemagick, not osmgpsmap.  It is unfortunate that "Ubuntu Software Centre"
-- the new default handler for .deb files seems to ignore the 'Recommends'
and 'Suggests' fields.

I'd like to move all of the 'Recommends' to 'Depends', so graphviz reports,
geography view, and NarWeb all work out-of-the-box.  Is that OK with
everyone?  I'd then issue a 3.0.0-2 .deb package.

Stéphane