#1152777 winetricks should Recommends not Depends wine since it is possible to use it with a non-system wine

Package:
winetricks
Source:
winetricks
Submitter:
Ximin Luo
Date:
2026-11-01 15:33:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1152777#5
Date:
2026-11-01 15:30:41 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

README.Debian explicitly documents being able to use winetricks with a non-system wine.

Therefore the winetricks packages should not Depends: wine but rather Recommends: wine.

This is especially significant because using a non-system wine is a very common use-case since the Debian wine package is often unsuitable for common real-world use cases.

Best,
Ximin