How shall I report a bug in the .deb packaging itself?

[Robie Basak]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 03:08:51PM +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> I'll repeat this one last time for you: If A suggests B, and you
> install B in some way, you may have come to rely on the fact that A is
> extended by B on your system. Automatically removing B could thus
> cause an unexpected loss of functionality.

I understand your logic here. But doesn't the same logic apply to
Depends? If B depends on A and you install B in some way, then you may
have come to reply on the fact that A is extended by B on your system,
etc.

I had always assumed that this is the risk you take by using autoremove
and thus you need to pay attention to what you autoremove, which is for
example why unattended-upgrades is sensible by not doing it by default.

What makes Recommends and Suggests special?
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