[Bug 526704] Re: devscripts might need to depend on topgit

[Maarten Bezemer]

It is written in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530285

I don't think it's devscripts' job to be a general "helpful packages"
metapackage.  We have enough dependencies (in the general sense) just in
support of the scripts we provide.

So adding a dependency for topgit falls in the same category, I am
afraid.

Nonetheless, if you feel that it is still worth to add the suggests for topgit, you should open an upstream report and discuss your need with the developers.  See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debian/Bugs for more information on opening Debian upstream reports.
If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #530285
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530285

** Changed in: devscripts (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to devscripts in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526704

Title:
  devscripts might need to depend on topgit

Status in “devscripts” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: devscripts

  Against devscripts-2.10.53ubuntu3 on 9.10:

  debcheckout of a git repository uses tg (from the topgit package), but
  devscripts does not even suggest topgit.

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/+bug/526704/+subscriptions