Debian Bug report logs - #8221
[REJECTED] Add ispell-dictionary to virtual package list

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Package: debian-policy; Maintainer for debian-policy is Debian Policy Editors <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>; Source for debian-policy is src:debian-policy (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: sgk@kleinmann.com

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 16:18:02 UTC

Severity: fixed

Fixed in version debian-policy/3.1.0.0

Done: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Kenneth MacDonald <K.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk>:
Bug#8221; Package ispell. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to sgk@kleinmann.com:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Kenneth MacDonald <K.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <sgk@kleinmann.com>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: ispell suggests non-existant package
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:18:48 -0500
Package: ispell
Version: 3.1.20-0.1

This package 
     Recommends: ispell-dictionary
but no such virtual package exists in the virtual-package-names-list.text
file in doc-debian_1.4-0.

(Furthermore, AFAIK, there is no dictionary of English words.)

Susan Kleinmann



Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, sgk@kleinmann.com, Kenneth MacDonald <K.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk>:
Bug#8221; Package ispell. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl (J.H.M.Dassen):
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to sgk@kleinmann.com, Kenneth MacDonald <K.MacDonald@ed.ac.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 8221@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl (J.H.M.Dassen)
To: 8221@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#8221: ispell suggests non-existant package
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 18:07:41 +0100
On Mar 21, Susan G. Kleinmann wrote
> This package 
>      Recommends: ispell-dictionary
> but no such virtual package exists in the virtual-package-names-list.text
> file in doc-debian_1.4-0.

Since various i<language> packages provide this [1], and one spelling
related package also refer to this [2], I think this is an omision in the
virtual-package-names-list.text, rather than an ispell bug. Please consider
reassigning this bug to doc-debian.

> (Furthermore, AFAIK, there is no dictionary of English words.)

There are (built from the same source as ispell I think):
iamerican and ibritish.

[1] According to my available file: ifrench, ispanish, iamerican, idutch,
    igerman, iitalian, ibritish and iswedish.
[2] spellprogs

Greetings,
Ray
-- 
J.H.M. Dassen                 | RUMOUR  Believe all you hear. Your world may  
jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl      | not be a better one than the one the blocks   
                              | live in but it'll be a sight more vivid.      
                              |     - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan  


Bug reassigned from package `ispell' to `debian-policy'. Request was from Vincent Renardias <vincent@ldsol.com> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>:
Bug#8221; Package debian-policy. (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #17 received at 8221@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
To: 8221@bugs.debian.org, sgk@kleinmann.com
Subject: Bug#8221: ispell suggests non-existant package
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 12:58:23 +0100 (BST)
> Package: ispell
> Version: 3.1.20-0.1
> 
> This package 
>      Recommends: ispell-dictionary
> but no such virtual package exists in the
>      virtual-package-names-list.text
> file in doc-debian_1.4-0.
> 
> (Furthermore, AFAIK, there is no dictionary of English words.)
> 
> Susan Kleinmann

I would guess that this comes under the clause:

  Packages MUST NOT use virtual package names (except privately, amongst
  a cooperating group of packages) unless they have been agreed upon and
  appear in this list.

I would guess that all of the ispell packages working together would
satisfy this condition.

I recommend closing this policy-change request.

   Julian

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  Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
        Debian GNU/Linux Developer,  see http://www.debian.org/~jdg


Changed bug title. Request was from Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `wishlist'. Request was from Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Changed bug title. Request was from Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `fixed'. Request was from Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Severity set to `fixed'. Request was from Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (full text, mbox, link).


Reply sent to Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>:
You have taken responsibility. (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to sgk@kleinmann.com:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (full text, mbox, link).


Message #32 received at 8221-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
To: 8221-done@bugs.debian.org, 17621-done@bugs.debian.org, 19179-done@bugs.debian.org, 24695-done@bugs.debian.org, 32448-done@bugs.debian.org, 32449-done@bugs.debian.org, 33076-done@bugs.debian.org, 40766-done@bugs.debian.org, 40767-done@bugs.debian.org, 41095-done@bugs.debian.org, 41121-done@bugs.debian.org, 41232-done@bugs.debian.org, 41547-done@bugs.debian.org, 41829-done@bugs.debian.org, 42358-done@bugs.debian.org, 42447-done@bugs.debian.org, 42849-done@bugs.debian.org, 43651-done@bugs.debian.org, 44620-done@bugs.debian.org, 44643-done@bugs.debian.org, 44922-done@bugs.debian.org, 45307-done@bugs.debian.org, 45318-done@bugs.debian.org, 45561-done@bugs.debian.org, 46516-done@bugs.debian.org, 48570-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Fixed in debian-policy 3.1.0.0
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 21:13:58 +0000 (GMT)
These bugs have been fixed in debian-policy 3.1.0.0; changelog follows.

   Julian

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

  Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
        Debian GNU/Linux Developer,  see http://www.debian.org/~jdg


Changes: debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
 .
  * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
    #45561, #42447, #48570)
  * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
  * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
  * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
    directoried (closes: #41547)
  * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
  * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
    suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
  * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
  * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
  * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
  * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
  * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
  * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
    package criteria (closes: #45318)
  * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
    #41829)
  * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
  * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
  * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
  * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
  * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
  * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
  * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
    #40766, #40767)
  * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
  * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
  * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
  * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
    (closes: #17621)
  * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
    #19179)
  * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
    #41095)
  * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
  * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file


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