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diff --git a/doc/todo/Debian_package_could_Recommend_gcc_+_libc6-dev__44___not_Depend.mdwn b/doc/todo/Debian_package_could_Recommend_gcc_+_libc6-dev__44___not_Depend.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ee55de8b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/Debian_package_could_Recommend_gcc_+_libc6-dev__44___not_Depend.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +IkiWiki doesn't actually need a C compiler etc. except for CGI (and other +wrappers?). As it's perfectly possible to use IkiWiki without the CGI mode, +would it be possible to make the Debian package Recommend +gcc/libc6-dev/etc., rather than Depending on them? + +> My approach with the dependencies of the package is to depend on +> everything that is needed to use ikiwiki for a fairly full-featured wiki (but +> not things that are only needed to turn on special features like specific +> plugins). That's why ikiwiki also depends on the FormBuilder, for +> example. +> +> I feel that making it easier to get going with ikiwiki is preferable to +> making everyone cherry-pick exactly the packages they need. I realize +> that this is not optimal for everyone. +> +> I might move these things to recommends once recommends are automatically +> installed by apt. That will be sorting itself out over the next month or +> so. --[[Joey]] + +> [[done]] + +[[wishlist]] |