ant shouldn't recommend ant-gcj
Bug #411578 reported by
Alvin Thompson
This bug affects 5 people
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ant (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ant
ant-gcj doesn't rise to the high level of a recommends, which basically states that if package 'A' recommends 'B', every conceivable 'normal' setup of 'A' will require 'B'. there are many java runtimes to choose from, most more 'normal' than gcj. since recommends are now treated as dependencies, this forces people to install a slew of packages most people don't need or want. frankly, this package doesn't even rise to the level of a suggests, since ant already depends on java-runtime.
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I believe this was fixed for a while, but now -gcj is back to recommends. what gives?