debian/changelog

@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ debian-science (1.8) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Andreas Tille ]
   * Moved to Salsa
-
- -- Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org>  Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:34:12 +0800
+  * Since blends-dev now permits "real" Depends it is safer to say
+    exactly what we mean - thus turning all "Depends" into "Recommends"
+    explicitly
+  * Bump versioned Build-Depends-Indep to: blends-dev (>= 0.7~)
+  * d/compat: 9
+  * Priority: optional
+  * Standards-Version: 4.1.5
+  * Regenerate dependencies using blends-dev
+
+ -- Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>  Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:50:31 +0200
 
 debian-science (1.7) unstable; urgency=medium
 

debian/compat

-7
+9

debian/control.stub

 Source: debian-science
 Section: science
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Science Team <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>,
            Ole Streicher <olebole@debian.org>
-Build-Depends-Indep: blends-dev (>= 0.6.15)
-Standards-Version: 3.9.8
+Build-Depends-Indep: blends-dev (>= 0.7~)
+Standards-Version: 4.1.5
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/blends-team/science
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/blends-team/science.git
 Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/

tasks/biology

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Description: Debian Science Biology packages
  deals with biology and medicine in much more detail then the more
  general Debian Science.
 
-Depends: med-bio
+Recommends: med-bio
 Meta-Depends: svn://svn.debian.org/blends/projects/med/trunk/debian-med/tasks/bio
 Remark: Maintained by Debian Med Blend
  For more information see http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/bio
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Meta-Suggests: svn://svn.debian.org/blends/projects/med/trunk/debian-med/tasks/b
 Remark: Maintained by Debian Med Blend
  For more information see http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/bio-dev
 
-Depends: bauble
+Recommends: bauble
 
-Depends: genesis, avida-base
+Recommends: genesis, avida-base
 
-Depends: critterding
+Recommends: critterding

tasks/chemistry

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Description: Debian Science Chemistry packages
 Why: To be handled by debichem once they have metapackages (like \
      science-geography / Debian GIS and science-biology / Debian Med)
 
-Depends: apbs, bkchem, bodr, libcdk-java, chemeq, \
+Recommends: apbs, bkchem, bodr, libcdk-java, chemeq, \
          chemical-mime-data, chemtool, easychem, gabedit, galculator, \
          garlic, gausssum, gchempaint, gdis, ghemical, gcrystal, gcu-bin, \
          gcu-plugin, gperiodic, \
@@ -20,36 +20,36 @@ Depends: apbs, bkchem, bodr, libcdk-java, chemeq, \
          viewmol, xdrawchem, xmakemol-gl | xmakemol, v-sim
 Why: from the DebianScience/Chemistry wiki page
 
-Depends: rasmol
+Recommends: rasmol
 
-Depends: adun.app
+Recommends: adun.app
 Why: 3D viewer and calculation output visualisation
 
-Depends: gdpc
+Recommends: gdpc
 
-Depends: xbs
+Recommends: xbs
 
-Depends: gelemental
+Recommends: gelemental
 
 Suggests: gdpc-examples
 
-Depends: avogadro
+Recommends: avogadro
 
-Depends: gamgi
+Recommends: gamgi
 
-Depends: massxpert
+Recommends: massxpert
 
-Depends: drawxtl
+Recommends: drawxtl
 
-Depends: chemical-structures
+Recommends: chemical-structures
 
-Depends: openfoam
+Recommends: openfoam
 
-Depends: pyfai
+Recommends: pyfai
 
-Depends: python-mmtk
+Recommends: python-mmtk
 
-Depends: libegad
+Recommends: libegad
 Homepage: http://egad.ucsd.edu/egad/
 WNPP: 429693
 License: LGPL
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Pkg-Description: rational protein design library
  Citations of EGAD Library should reference the paper in the Journal of
  Computational Chemistry. doi:10.1002/jcc.20727
 
-Depends: libint
+Recommends: libint
 Homepage: http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/valeev/software/libint/libint.html
 WNPP: 425039
 License: GPL
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Pkg-Description: Evaluate the integrals in modern atomic and molecular theory
  .
  Improves mpqc (#409025) and psi3.
 
-Depends: molden
+Recommends: molden
 Homepage: http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/molden/
 License: non-free
 Responsible: Debichem Team <debichem-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ Pkg-Description: processing program of molecular and electronic structure
  allthough the X version is considerably running behind on the current
  one.
 
-Depends: molekel
+Recommends: molekel
 
-Depends: tinker
+Recommends: tinker
 Homepage: http://dasher.wustl.edu/tinker/
 License: non-free
 Responsible: LI Daobing <lidaobing@gmail.com>
@@ -153,23 +153,23 @@ Pkg-Description: Software Tools for Molecular Design
  for polarizable multipoles, a novel reaction field treatment of long
  range electrostatics, and more....
 
-Depends: jmol
+Recommends: jmol
 
-Depends: qutemol
+Recommends: qutemol
 
-Depends: cp2k
+Recommends: cp2k
 
-Depends: pdb2pqr
+Recommends: pdb2pqr
 
-Depends: mmass, mmass-modules
+Recommends: mmass, mmass-modules
 
-Depends: python-mzml
+Recommends: python-mzml
 
 Suggests: python-mzml-doc
 
-Depends: tandem-mass
+Recommends: tandem-mass
 
-Depends: openchrom
+Recommends: openchrom
 Homepage: http://www.openchrom.net/
 License: EPL
 Pkg-Description: process chromatographic and mass spectrometric data
@@ -190,5 +190,5 @@ Pkg-Description: process chromatographic and mass spectrometric data
  shall be an efficiently system to process chromatographic and mass
  spectrometric data using an extensible and flexible plugin approach.
 
-Depends: fdmnes
+Recommends: fdmnes
 Pkg-URL: http://people.debian.org/~tille/packages/fdmnes/

tasks/dataacquisition

@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ Description: Debian Science data acquisition packages
  acquisition.  This might be used in several sciences (as for instance
  science-viewing and science-typesetting).
 
-Depends: engauge-digitizer
+Recommends: engauge-digitizer
 
 Suggests: gnudatalanguage
 
-Depends: qtdmm
+Recommends: qtdmm
 
-Depends: g3data
+Recommends: g3data
 
 X-Suggests: libgpib-bin
 Comment: Removed from Debian see
  http://snapshot.debian.org/package/gpib/3.2.11-2.1/
 
-Depends: ktimetrace
+Recommends: ktimetrace
 
-Depends: netcdf-bin
+Recommends: netcdf-bin
 
 Suggests: comedi-source
 
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Suggests: rtai
 
 Suggests: xenomai-runtime
 
-Depends: python-sardana
+Recommends: python-sardana
 
-Depends: libgetdata-tools
+Recommends: libgetdata-tools
 
 Suggests: linux-image-2.6-rt
 Responsible: kernel@pengutronix.de
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ Suggests: rt-tests
 
 Suggests: gpsd
 
-Depends: jaaa
+Recommends: jaaa
 
-Depends: ghkl
+Recommends: ghkl
 
-Depends: narval-utils
+Recommends: narval-utils
 
-Depends: xyscan
+Recommends: xyscan
 
-Depends: filo
+Recommends: filo
 
-Depends: segyio-bin
+Recommends: segyio-bin
 
-Depends: python-visa
+Recommends: python-visa
 Homepage: http://pyvisa.sourceforge.net/
 License: MIT
 Pkg-Description: control measurement devices and test equipment via GPIB, RS232, or USB
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Pkg-Description: control measurement devices and test equipment via GPIB, RS232,
 
 Suggests: tango-db, tango-starter, tango-accesscontrol, python-pytango, python-taurus
 
-Depends: mx-dataacquisition
+Recommends: mx-dataacquisition
 Homepage: http://mx.iit.edu/
 License: MIT
 Pkg-URL: http://debian-xray.iit.edu/pool/main/m/mx1.4/
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Pkg-Description: data acquisition and control system
   * As a way of extending other control systems and of glueing disparate
     control systems together.
 
-Depends: epics
+Recommends: epics
 Homepage: http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/
 License: EPICS base license (BSD like)
 Pkg-URL: http://debian-xray.iit.edu/pool/main/e/epics/
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Pkg-Description: Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System
  real-time control systems for scientific instruments such as a particle
  accelerators, telescopes and other large scientific experiments.
 
-Depends: plot-digitizer
+Recommends: plot-digitizer
 Homepage: http://plotdigitizer.sourceforge.net/
 License: GPL
 Responsible: Stuart Prescott <debian-expires2008@nanonanonano.net>
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ Pkg-Description: toolbox to generate DAQ Scicos-blocks for hardware
   (RTAI). Blocks are provided for DAQ (COMEDI)
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.6. [Now official package]
-Depends: libfreenect-dev
+Recommends: libfreenect-dev
 
-Depends: opendap
+Recommends: opendap
 WNPP: 641315
 Responsible: Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre@gmail.com>
 Homepage: http://www.opendap.org

tasks/dataacquisition-dev

@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ Description: Debian Science data acquisition development packages
  to develop applications related to data  acquisition.  This might be
  used in several sciences.
 
-Depends: libnarval1-dev
+Recommends: libnarval1-dev
 
-Depends: libtango-dev, liblog4tango-dev
+Recommends: libtango-dev, liblog4tango-dev
 
-Depends: python-xrayutilities
+Recommends: python-xrayutilities
 
-Depends: libsdsl-dev
+Recommends: libsdsl-dev
 
-Depends: libgetdata-dev, python3-pygetdata | python-pygetdata, libgetdata-perl
+Recommends: libgetdata-dev, python3-pygetdata | python-pygetdata, libgetdata-perl
 
 Suggests: r-cran-ncdf4, r-cran-mi
 
-Depends: python3-guidata | python-guidata
+Recommends: python3-guidata | python-guidata
 
-Depends: python3-segyio
+Recommends: python3-segyio

tasks/devices

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Description: Debian Science specific devices support
  Note that there is no according metapackage created since the packages
  might be to different to make sense to install all on one machine.
 
-Depends: expeyes
+Recommends: expeyes
 
-Depends: gfm, tiemu, tilem, tilp2
+Recommends: gfm, tiemu, tilem, tilp2
 
 Suggests: libticables-dev, libticalcs-dev, libticonv-dev, libtifiles-dev
 
-Depends: bossa, bossa-cli
+Recommends: bossa, bossa-cli
 

tasks/distributedcomputing

@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ Description: Debian Science Distributed Computing packages
  and parallel-computing.
 
 
-Depends: ipython
+Recommends: ipython
 Why: Provides ipcluster/ipcontroller/ipengine for Python-based distributed
      computing
 
-Depends: torque-common, torque-server
+Recommends: torque-common, torque-server
 
-Depends: nordugrid-arc-nox
+Recommends: nordugrid-arc-nox
 
-Depends: gridengine-client, gridengine-exec, gridengine-master, gridengine-qmon
+Recommends: gridengine-client, gridengine-exec, gridengine-master, gridengine-qmon
 
-Depends: globus-core
+Recommends: globus-core
 
-Depends: openmpi-bin, mpich
+Recommends: openmpi-bin, mpich
 
-Depends: openmpipython, mpich2python, python-mpi
+Recommends: openmpipython, mpich2python, python-mpi
 
 Suggests: hpcc
 
-Depends: htcondor
+Recommends: htcondor
 
 Suggests: coop-computing-tools
 Published-Authors: Douglas Thain, Christopher Moretti, and Jeffrey Hemmes
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Published-Year: 2009
 Suggests: python-mpi4py
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.7. [Please note here if modified manually]
-Depends: dmtcp
+Recommends: dmtcp
 Published-Authors: Jason Ansel, Kapil Arya, and Gene Cooperman
 Published-In: 23rd IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'09).
 Published-Title: DMTCP: Transparent Checkpointing for Cluster Computations and the Desktop
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ Pkg-Description: pipeline system for Octave and Matlab
 
 Suggests: octave-mpi
 
-Depends: environment-modules
+Recommends: environment-modules
 
-Depends: python-scoop
+Recommends: python-scoop

tasks/economics

@@ -8,59 +8,59 @@ Description: Debian Science Economics packages
  economic research. These environments provide functionalities similar to those
  of popular non-free systems (such as MATLAB, Mathematica, Stata or SAS).
 
-Depends: dynare
+Recommends: dynare
 
-Depends: gretl
+Recommends: gretl
 
-Depends: octave-econometrics
+Recommends: octave-econometrics
 
-Depends: r-base
+Recommends: r-base
 
-Depends: r-cran-urca
+Recommends: r-cran-urca
 
-Depends: r-cran-bayesm
+Recommends: r-cran-bayesm
 
-Depends: r-cran-foreign
+Recommends: r-cran-foreign
 
-Depends: r-cran-hmisc
+Recommends: r-cran-hmisc
 
-Depends: r-cran-tseries
+Recommends: r-cran-tseries
 
-Depends: r-cran-mfilter
+Recommends: r-cran-mfilter
 
-Depends: r-cran-lme4
+Recommends: r-cran-lme4
 
-Depends: r-cran-mcmcpack
+Recommends: r-cran-mcmcpack
 
-Depends: r-cran-fimport
+Recommends: r-cran-fimport
 
-Depends: r-cran-fnonlinear
+Recommends: r-cran-fnonlinear
 
-Depends: r-cran-funitroots
+Recommends: r-cran-funitroots
 
-Depends: r-cran-gmm
+Recommends: r-cran-gmm
 
-Depends: r-cran-wdi
+Recommends: r-cran-wdi
 
-Depends: r-cran-pwt
+Recommends: r-cran-pwt
 
-Depends: r-cran-pwt8
+Recommends: r-cran-pwt8
 
-Depends: r-cran-pwt9
+Recommends: r-cran-pwt9
 
-Depends: r-cran-rsdmx
+Recommends: r-cran-rsdmx
 
-Depends: r-cran-isocodes
+Recommends: r-cran-isocodes
 
-Depends: r-cran-dynlm
+Recommends: r-cran-dynlm
 
-Depends: r-cran-aer
+Recommends: r-cran-aer
 
-Depends: r-cran-plm
+Recommends: r-cran-plm
 
-Depends: python-statsmodels
+Recommends: python-statsmodels
 
-Depends: dolo
+Recommends: dolo
 Homepage: https://github.com/albop/dolo
 License: BSD
 Pkg-Description: Economic modelling in Python
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Pkg-Description: Economic modelling in Python
  numerical file usable by your software. Currently, Octave/MATLAB and Julia are
  supported.
 
-Depends: recs
+Recommends: recs
 Homepage: http://www.recs-solver.org/
 License: Expat (mostly)
 Pkg-Description: MATLAB solver for DSGE models
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@ Pkg-Description: MATLAB solver for DSGE models
  but not large-scale models. For solving large-scale problems, but without
  complementarity equations, see Dynare or similar toolboxes.
 
-Depends: python-quantecon
+Recommends: python-quantecon
 Homepage: https://quantecon.org/quantecon-py
 License: BSD-3-clause
 Pkg-Description: high performance, open source Python code library for economics
 
-Depends: r-cran-ecdat
+Recommends: r-cran-ecdat
 Homepage: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Ecdat/
 License: GPL-2+
 Pkg-Description: R data sets for econometrics
  Contains data sets that can be used to replicate a large set of published
  papers.
 
-Depends: x13-arima-seats
+Recommends: x13-arima-seats
 Homepage: https://www.census.gov/srd/www/x13as/
 License: public-domain
 Pkg-Description: time series seasonal adjustment software
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Pkg-Description: time series seasonal adjustment software
  * The ability to efficiently process many series at once.
 Remark: gretl and statsmodels could take advantage of this package
 
-Depends: r-other-bmr
+Recommends: r-other-bmr
 Homepage: http://www.kthohr.com/bmr
 License: GPL-2+
 Pkg-Description: bayesian Macroeconometrics in R
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Pkg-Description: bayesian Macroeconometrics in R
    recursions;
  * and estimate a hybrid DSGE-VAR model.
 
-Depends: minsky
+Recommends: minsky
 Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/p/minsky/
 License: GPL-3
 Pkg-Description: system dynamics program with additional features for economics
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Pkg-Description: system dynamics program with additional features for economics
  double-entry bookkeeping table. Hence Minsky is very well suited for simulating
  Stock-Flow Consistent (SFC) models.
 
-Depends: r-cran-vars
+Recommends: r-cran-vars
 Homepage: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/vars/index.html
 License: GPL-2+
 Pkg-Description: VAR, SVAR and SVEC Models in R
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Pkg-Description: VAR, SVAR and SVEC Models in R
  possible to convert vector error correction models into their level VAR
  representation.
 
-Depends: r-other-gecon
+Recommends: r-other-gecon
 Homepage: http://gecon.r-forge.r-project.org/
 License: BSD
 Pkg-Description: solver for large scale dynamic general equilibrium models
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Pkg-Description: solver for large scale dynamic general equilibrium models
  matrices automatically. Numerical solvers can be then employed to determine
  the steady state and approximate equilibrium laws of motion around it.
 
-Depends: netlogo
+Recommends: netlogo
 Homepage: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
 License: GPL-2+
 Pkg-Description: multi-agent programmable modeling environment
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Pkg-Description: multi-agent programmable modeling environment
  between the micro-level behavior of individuals and the macro-level patterns
  that emerge from their interaction.
 
-Depends: r-cran-pdfetch
+Recommends: r-cran-pdfetch
 Homepage: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/pdfetch/index.html
 License: GPL-2+
 Pkg-Description: Fetch Economic and Financial Time Series Data from Public Sources
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Pkg-Description: Fetch Economic and Financial Time Series Data from Public Sourc
  European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the UK's Office of National
  Statistics, Deutsche Bundesbank, and INSEE.
 
-Depends: pksfc
+Recommends: pksfc
 Homepage: https://github.com/S120/PKSFC
 License: Expat
 Pkg-Description: R package to simulate Post-Keynesian Stock-Flow Consistent Models
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Pkg-Description: R package to simulate Post-Keynesian Stock-Flow Consistent Mode
  Stephen and O’Shea, Terence, Solution and Simulation of Large Stock Flow
  Consistent Monetary Production Models Via the Gauss Seidel Algorithm.
 
-Depends: repast-symphony
+Recommends: repast-symphony
 Homepage: https://repast.github.io/repast_simphony.html
 License: BSD-3-clause
 Pkg-Description: platform for extremely flexible models of interacting agents
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Pkg-Description: platform for extremely flexible models of interacting agents
  including social science, consumer products, supply chains, possible future
  hydrogen infrastructures, and ancient pedestrian traffic to name a few.
 
-Depends: repast-hpc
+Recommends: repast-hpc
 Homepage: https://repast.github.io/repast_hpc.html
 License: BSD-3-clause
 Pkg-Description: agent-based modeling for large-scale distributed computing platforms
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Pkg-Description: agent-based modeling for large-scale distributed computing plat
  Repast HPC has been successfully tested for scalability on Argonne National
  Laboratory's Blue Gene/P.
 
-Depends: python-pandasdmx
+Recommends: python-pandasdmx
 Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pandaSDMX
 License: Apache-2.0
 Pkg-Description: python- and pandas-powered client for statistical data and metadata exchange

tasks/electronics

@@ -6,79 +6,79 @@ Description: Debian Science Electronics packages
  debtag and, depending on your focus, in the education-electronics
  metapackage.
 
-Depends: avrdude, gcc-avr, gerbv, qucs, uisp
+Recommends: avrdude, gcc-avr, gerbv, qucs, uisp
 
-Depends: electric
+Recommends: electric
 
-Depends: geda
+Recommends: geda
 
 Suggests: geda-examples, geda-doc
 
-Depends: kicad
+Recommends: kicad
 
 Suggests: kicad-doc-de, kicad-doc-en, kicad-doc-es, kicad-doc-fr, \
           kicad-doc-it, kicad-doc-pt, kicad-doc-ru
 
-Depends: freehdl, ghdl, iverilog, verilator, gplcver
+Recommends: freehdl, ghdl, iverilog, verilator, gplcver
 Why: VHDL
 
-Depends: klogic
+Recommends: klogic
 
-Depends: gputils, simulpic
+Recommends: gputils, simulpic
 Why: PIC
 
-Depends: pcb
+Recommends: pcb
 Why: PCB
 
-Depends: oregano
+Recommends: oregano
 
-Depends: tkgate
+Recommends: tkgate
 
-Depends: texlive-latex-extra
+Recommends: texlive-latex-extra
 Why: contains circ-tex and circ-tex has a grave bug which makes \
      science-electronics uninstallable on several machines
 
-Depends: linsmith, xsmc-calc
+Recommends: linsmith, xsmc-calc
 Why: Smith charts
 
-Depends: ngspice, gspiceui, easyspice
+Recommends: ngspice, gspiceui, easyspice
 
-Depends: gnucap
+Recommends: gnucap
 
-Depends: qelectrotech
+Recommends: qelectrotech
 
-Depends: covered
+Recommends: covered
 
-Depends: arduino, arduino-core
+Recommends: arduino, arduino-core
 
-Depends: herb
+Recommends: herb
 
 Suggests: libfeel++-dev
 Why: Partial differential equations library, FEA, CFD
 
-Depends: visolate
+Recommends: visolate
 
-Depends: fritzing
+Recommends: fritzing
 
-Depends: drawtiming
+Recommends: drawtiming
 
-Depends: geda-gaf, geda-xgsch2pcb
+Recommends: geda-gaf, geda-xgsch2pcb
 
-Depends: gnusim8085
+Recommends: gnusim8085
 
-Depends: gtkwave, gwave
+Recommends: gtkwave, gwave
 
-Depends: qsapecng
+Recommends: qsapecng
 
-Depends: berkeley-abc, qrouter, magic, yosys, qflow, graywolf
+Recommends: berkeley-abc, qrouter, magic, yosys, qflow, graywolf
 
-Depends: fpga-icestorm, arachne-pnr
+Recommends: fpga-icestorm, arachne-pnr
 
-Depends: dfcgen-gtk
+Recommends: dfcgen-gtk
 
-Depends: dxf2gcode
+Recommends: dxf2gcode
 
-Depends: vbpp
+Recommends: vbpp
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/vbpp/
 Homepage: http://www.flex.com/~jching/
 Pkg-Description: Verilog preprocessor
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Remark: Removed from Debian
  .
  Reasons are given here: http://bugs.debian.org/324765
 
-Depends: vbs
+Recommends: vbs
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/vbs/
 Homepage: http://www.flex.com/~jching/
 Pkg-Description: Verilog Behavioral Simulation
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Remark: Removed from Debian
  .
  Reasons are given here: http://bugs.debian.org/303625
 
-Depends: ksimus
+Recommends: ksimus
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/ksimus/
 Homepage: http://ksimus.berlios.de
 Pkg-Description: KDE tool for simulating electrical circuits
@@ -124,4 +124,4 @@ Remark: Removed from Debian
  .
  Reasons are given here: http://bugs.debian.org/589400
 
-Depends: python3-pymeasure
+Recommends: python3-pymeasure

tasks/electrophysiology

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Suggests: science-neuroscience-modeling
 
 Suggests: science-dataacquisition
 
-Depends: openelectrophy
+Recommends: openelectrophy
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.3. [Please note here if modified manually]
 Suggests: spike
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Published-Title: Accuracy of Tetrode Spike Separation as Determined by Simultane
 Published-Year: 2000
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.2. [Removed extra information because accepted inside Debian]
-Depends: libgdf-dev
+Recommends: libgdf-dev
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.3. [Please note here if modified manually]
 Suggests: neurodata
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Remark: last release more than 2 years ago, and no major vital signs since then
 Suggests: libbiosig-dev
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.7. [Package available in Debian - extra information removed]
-Depends: sigviewer
+Recommends: sigviewer
 
  ; Added by blends-inject 0.0.5. [Please note here if modified manually]
 Suggests: nspike
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Remark: Needs DFSG-ification.
         According to the author is not yet ready for the use by
         mortals -- wasn't released yet.
 
-Depends: libdrawtk-dev
+Recommends: libdrawtk-dev
 
 Suggests: libxdffileio-dev
 

tasks/engineering

@@ -8,71 +8,71 @@ Description: Debian Science Engineering packages
  which depends from packages which are useful to develop engineering
  related software.
 
-Depends: librecad
+Recommends: librecad
 
-Depends: sailcut
+Recommends: sailcut
 Why: CAD software for design of sails
 
-Depends: oce-draw
+Recommends: oce-draw
 
-Depends: python-silo, libsilo-bin
+Recommends: python-silo, libsilo-bin
 
-Depends: gerris
+Recommends: gerris
 
-Depends: gmsh
+Recommends: gmsh
 
-Depends: getdp
+Recommends: getdp
 
-Depends: netgen
+Recommends: netgen
 
-Depends: pythoncad
+Recommends: pythoncad
 
-Depends: z88
+Recommends: z88
 
-Depends: freecad
+Recommends: freecad
 
-Depends: feel++-apps
+Recommends: feel++-apps
 
-Depends: python-openturns
+Recommends: python-openturns
 
-Depends: code-aster-gui, code-aster
+Recommends: code-aster-gui, code-aster
 
-Depends: metis-edf
+Recommends: metis-edf
 
-Depends: eficas
+Recommends: eficas
 
-Depends: code-saturne, ecs
+Recommends: code-saturne, ecs
 
-Depends: hdfview
+Recommends: hdfview
 
-Depends: sfc
+Recommends: sfc
 
-Depends: cba
+Recommends: cba
 
-Depends: fenics, python-dolfin
+Recommends: fenics, python-dolfin
 Why: Automated Solution of Partial Differential Equations
 
-Depends: python-fiat
+Recommends: python-fiat
 
 Suggests: r-cran-spc
 
-Depends: syrthes
+Recommends: syrthes
 
-Depends: openfoam
+Recommends: openfoam
 
-Depends: brlcad
+Recommends: brlcad
 
-Depends: diet-agent
+Recommends: diet-agent
 
-Depends: tetgen
+Recommends: tetgen
 
 Suggests: logcentral, logcentral-tools
 
 Suggests: ann-tools
 
-Depends: dime
+Recommends: dime
 
-Depends: avl
+Recommends: avl
 Homepage: http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/avl/
 WNPP: 513608
 License: GPL
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ Pkg-Description: Analyser for the aerodynamic and flight-dynamic of rigid aircra
  dynamic analysis combines a full linearization of the aerodynamic
  model about any flight state, together with specified mass properties.
 
-Depends: cgns-convert
+Recommends: cgns-convert
 
-Depends: pycgns
+Recommends: pycgns
 Homepage: http://elsa.onera.fr/CGNS/releases/
 License: GPL-2
 Pkg-Description: Package is a Python binding to the CGNS library
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Pkg-Description: Package is a Python binding to the CGNS library
 
 X-Removed: Packages removed from Debian
 
-Depends: varkon
+Recommends: varkon
 Homepage: http://varkon.sourceforge.net
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/varkon/
 Pkg-Description: A CAD-system with parametric modelling
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Remark: Removed from Debian
  .
  Reasons are given here: http://bugs.debian.org/596115
 
-Depends: tochnog
+Recommends: tochnog
 Homepage: http://tochnog.sourceforge.net/
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/tochnog/
 Pkg-Description: A free implicit/explicit finite element analysis program
@@ -139,29 +139,29 @@ Remark: Removed from Debian
  .
  Reasons are given here: http://bugs.debian.org/503504
 
-Depends: salome-gui, salome-jobmanager, salome-med, salome-paravis, salome-smesh, salome-yacs
+Recommends: salome-gui, salome-jobmanager, salome-med, salome-paravis, salome-smesh, salome-yacs
 
 Suggests: salome-kernel
 
-Depends: libadios-bin
+Recommends: libadios-bin
 
-Depends: calculix-ccx
+Recommends: calculix-ccx
 
 Suggests: calculix-ccx-doc, calculix-ccx-test
 
-Depends: calculix-cgx
+Recommends: calculix-cgx
 
 Suggests: calculix-cgx-examples
 
-Depends: scram
+Recommends: scram
 WNPP: 842766
 
-Depends: python-escript | python3-escript | python-escript-mpi | python3-escript-mpi
+Recommends: python-escript | python3-escript | python-escript-mpi | python3-escript-mpi
 Why: programming tool for implementing mathematical models in Python using the finite element method (FEM)
 
-Depends: solvespace
+Recommends: solvespace
 Why: parametric 2d/3d CAD program
 
-Depends: openmeca
+Recommends: openmeca
 
-Depends: python-admesh | python3-admesh
+Recommends: python-admesh | python3-admesh

tasks/engineering-dev

@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ Description: Debian Science Engineering-dev packages
  .
  You might also be interested in the science-engineering metapackage.
 
-Depends: libalberta2-dev
+Recommends: libalberta2-dev
 
-Depends: code-saturne-bin, code-saturne-include
+Recommends: code-saturne-bin, code-saturne-include
 
-Depends: libcgns-dev
+Recommends: libcgns-dev
 
-Depends: libitpp-dev
+Recommends: libitpp-dev
 
-Depends: libexodusii-dev
-Depends: libadios-dev, libbox-dev, libsilo-dev, libxdmf-dev
+Recommends: libexodusii-dev
+Recommends: libadios-dev, libbox-dev, libsilo-dev, libxdmf-dev
 Why: I/O format libraries used by various codes. Write in these formats for visualizartion
  systems such as VisIt, Paraview to work.
 
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ Suggests: libgtkdatabox-dev
 
 Suggests: libgtkdataboxmm-dev
 
-Depends: libgetfem++-dev
+Recommends: libgetfem++-dev
 
-Depends: libhdf5-serial-dev, libjhdf5-java, libjhdf4-java
+Recommends: libhdf5-serial-dev, libjhdf5-java, libjhdf4-java
 
-Depends: libsis-jhdf5-java
+Recommends: libsis-jhdf5-java
 
-Depends: pycgns
+Recommends: pycgns
 Homepage: http://elsa.onera.fr/CGNS/releases/
 License: GPL-2
 Pkg-Description: Package is a Python binding to the CGNS library
@@ -38,69 +38,69 @@ Pkg-Description: Package is a Python binding to the CGNS library
 
 Suggests: libqwt-dev | libqwt5-qt4-dev
 
-Depends: liboce-visualization-dev, liboce-ocaf-dev
+Recommends: liboce-visualization-dev, liboce-ocaf-dev
 
-Depends: libdeal.ii-dev
+Recommends: libdeal.ii-dev
 
-Depends: libfeel++-dev
+Recommends: libfeel++-dev
 Why: Partial differential equations library, FEA, CFD
 
-Depends: libluminate-dev
+Recommends: libluminate-dev
 
-Depends: libopenturns-dev
+Recommends: libopenturns-dev
 
 Suggests: openturns-examples
 
-Depends: libmadlib-dev, libtet1.4-dev
+Recommends: libmadlib-dev, libtet1.4-dev
 Why: Mesh adaptation
 
-Depends: libslepc3.4.2-dev
+Recommends: libslepc3.4.2-dev
 Why: Generalized and standard eigenvalue solver framework, applications to modal analysis
 
-Depends: libelmer-dev
+Recommends: libelmer-dev
 
-Depends: libug-dev
+Recommends: libug-dev
 
-Depends: libmed-dev, libmedc-dev, libmedimport-dev
+Recommends: libmed-dev, libmedc-dev, libmedimport-dev
 
-Depends: libnetcdf-dev, python-netcdf, r-cran-rnetcdf
+Recommends: libnetcdf-dev, python-netcdf, r-cran-rnetcdf
 
-Depends: libnetcdf-java
+Recommends: libnetcdf-java
 
-Depends: libmesh-dev
+Recommends: libmesh-dev
 
-Depends: libnfft3-dev
+Recommends: libnfft3-dev
 
-Depends: libnlopt-dev
+Recommends: libnlopt-dev
 
-Depends: libcoin80-dev
+Recommends: libcoin80-dev
 
 Suggests: libdiet-sed2.8-dev, libdiet-client2.8-dev, libdiet-dagda2.8-dev, libdiet-admin2.8-dev
 
-Depends: libmetis-edf-dev
+Recommends: libmetis-edf-dev
 
-Depends: libslicot-dev
+Recommends: libslicot-dev
 
-Depends: python-collada
+Recommends: python-collada
 
-Depends: libann-dev, libflann-dev
+Recommends: libann-dev, libflann-dev
 
-Depends: libdime-dev, libdxflib-dev
+Recommends: libdime-dev, libdxflib-dev
 
-Depends: salome-kernel-dev
+Recommends: salome-kernel-dev
 
-Depends: python3-pynfft | python-pynfft
+Recommends: python3-pynfft | python-pynfft
 
-Depends: libplb-dev
+Recommends: libplb-dev
 
-Depends: libceres-dev
+Recommends: libceres-dev
 
 Suggests: ceres-solver-doc
 
-Depends: trilinos-all-dev
+Recommends: trilinos-all-dev
 
-Depends: libdeal.ii-dev
+Recommends: libdeal.ii-dev
 
-Depends: libp4est-dev
+Recommends: libp4est-dev
 
-Depends: libgismo-dev
+Recommends: libgismo-dev

tasks/financial

@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ Description: Debian Science financial engineering and computational finance
  This metapackage will install Debian Science packages for financial
  engineering and computational finance.
 
-Depends: r-cran-fasianoptions
+Recommends: r-cran-fasianoptions
 
-Depends: r-cran-fassets
+Recommends: r-cran-fassets
 
-Depends: r-cran-fbasics
+Recommends: r-cran-fbasics
 
-Depends: r-cran-fbonds
+Recommends: r-cran-fbonds
 
-Depends: r-cran-fcopulae
+Recommends: r-cran-fcopulae
 
-Depends: r-cran-fexoticoptions
+Recommends: r-cran-fexoticoptions
 
-Depends: r-cran-fextremes
+Recommends: r-cran-fextremes
 
-Depends: r-cran-fgarch
+Recommends: r-cran-fgarch
 
-Depends: r-cran-fimport
+Recommends: r-cran-fimport
 
-Depends: r-cran-fmultivar
+Recommends: r-cran-fmultivar
 
-Depends: r-cran-fnonlinear
+Recommends: r-cran-fnonlinear
 
-Depends: r-cran-foptions
+Recommends: r-cran-foptions
 
-Depends: r-cran-fregression
+Recommends: r-cran-fregression
 
-Depends: r-cran-ftrading
+Recommends: r-cran-ftrading
 
-Depends: r-cran-funitroots
+Recommends: r-cran-funitroots
 
-Depends: r-cran-timedate
+Recommends: r-cran-timedate
 
-Depends: r-cran-timeseries
+Recommends: r-cran-timeseries
 
-Depends: r-cran-fportfolio
+Recommends: r-cran-fportfolio
 

tasks/geography

@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ Description: Debian Science Geography packages
  debtag and, depending on your focus, in the education-geography
  metapackage.
 
-Depends: gis-workstation
+Recommends: gis-workstation
 Why: handled by Debian GIS. The Depends: will be replaced by an other special \
      tag (its name to be decided).
 
-Depends: grass
+Recommends: grass
 
-Depends: qgis
+Recommends: qgis
 
-Depends: qgis-plugin-grass
+Recommends: qgis-plugin-grass
 
-Depends: proj-bin
+Recommends: proj-bin
 
-Depends:     mapserver-bin, \
+Recommends:     mapserver-bin, \
              gmt, \
              gpsbabel, \
              gpx2shp, \
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Depends:     mapserver-bin, \
 Comment:  kflog was removed from Debian in Lenny and is not really a good candidate
  for Debian Science so it makes no sense to add it as prospective package here.
 
-Depends:     postgis
+Recommends:     postgis
 
-Depends:     osm2pgsql
+Recommends:     osm2pgsql
 
 Suggests:    googleearth-package
 
-Depends:     josm, \
+Recommends:     josm, \
              josm-plugins, \
              merkaartor, \
              gosmore, \
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Depends:     josm, \
              osmpbf-bin, \
              imposm
 
-Depends: hyantesite
+Recommends: hyantesite
 
 Suggests: sumo
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ Why: Hmmm, was there any package?  I just can find
   http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Osmarender
   but no download information etc.
 
-Depends: r-cran-sp, r-cran-maptools, r-cran-mapdata, r-cran-mapproj, r-cran-maps, r-cran-fields, r-cran-raster
+Recommends: r-cran-sp, r-cran-maptools, r-cran-mapdata, r-cran-mapproj, r-cran-maps, r-cran-fields, r-cran-raster
 
-Depends: pgadmin3
+Recommends: pgadmin3
 
-Depends: openjump
+Recommends: openjump
 Pkg-URL: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/openjump/
 Remark: Removed from Debian
  This package was removed from Debian but some versions are available
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ X-Depends: renderathome, osm-tools
 X-Comment: These packages never existed and its totally inclear what was meant
  Any information about this?
 
-Depends: hydroffice.bag-tools
+Recommends: hydroffice.bag-tools
 
-Depends: python3-cartopy | python-cartopy
+Recommends: python3-cartopy | python-cartopy
 
 Suggests: python3-pyepsg | python-pyepsg

tasks/geometry

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ Description: Debian Science geometry packages
  debtag and, depending on your focus, in the education-mathematics
  metapackage.
 
-Depends: carmetal
+Recommends: carmetal
 
-Depends: salome-geom
+Recommends: salome-geom
 
-Depends: drgeo
+Recommends: drgeo
 
-Depends: geogebra-kde
+Recommends: geogebra-kde
 
 Suggests: libcgal-dev
 

tasks/highenergy-physics

@@ -9,43 +9,43 @@ Description: Debian Science High Energy Physics packages
  You might also be interested in the debtag field::physics and, depending on
  your focus, in the physics and education-physics metapackages.
 
-Depends: cernlib, cernlib-base, cernlib-core, cernlib-extras
+Recommends: cernlib, cernlib-base, cernlib-core, cernlib-extras
 
-Depends: dzedit
+Recommends: dzedit
 
-Depends: kuipc
+Recommends: kuipc
 
-Depends: kxterm
+Recommends: kxterm
 
-Depends: nypatchy
+Recommends: nypatchy
 
-Depends: pawserv
+Recommends: pawserv
 
-Depends: zftp
+Recommends: zftp
 
-Depends: paw, paw++
+Recommends: paw, paw++
 
 Suggests: paw-demos
 
-Depends: cernlib-montecarlo
+Recommends: cernlib-montecarlo
 
-Depends: geant321
+Recommends: geant321
 
 Suggests: geant321-doc
 
-Depends: feynmf
+Recommends: feynmf
 
-Depends: looptools
+Recommends: looptools
 
-Depends: python-lhapdf, octave-lhapdf
+Recommends: python-lhapdf, octave-lhapdf
 
 Suggests: lhapdf-pdfsets-minimal
 
-Depends: root-macro-fastjet
+Recommends: root-macro-fastjet
 
-Depends: pythia8-root-interface
+Recommends: pythia8-root-interface
 
-Depends: libroot-bindings-python5.34, libroot-bindings-ruby5.34, libroot-graf3d-gl5.34, libroot-io-xmlparser5.34, \
+Recommends: libroot-bindings-python5.34, libroot-bindings-ruby5.34, libroot-graf3d-gl5.34, libroot-io-xmlparser5.34, \
          libroot-math-mathmore5.34, libroot-math-unuran5.34, libroot-misc-memstat5.34, libroot-misc-table5.34, \
          libroot-net-bonjour5.34, libroot-net-ldap5.34, libroot-proof-clarens5.34, libroot-roofit5.34, libroot-geom5.34, \
          libroot-graf2d-gpad5.34, libroot-graf2d-graf5.34, libroot-graf2d-postscript5.34, libroot-graf3d-eve5.34, \
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Depends: libroot-bindings-python5.34, libroot-bindings-ruby5.34, libroot-graf3d-
          libroot-proof-proofplayer5.34, libroot-tmva5.34, libroot-tree5.34, libroot-tree-treeplayer5.34, \
          libroot-core5.34
 
-Depends: root-plugin-graf2d-asimage, root-plugin-geom-gdml, root-plugin-gui-qt, root-plugin-graf2d-qt, \
+Recommends: root-plugin-graf2d-asimage, root-plugin-geom-gdml, root-plugin-gui-qt, root-plugin-graf2d-qt, \
          root-plugin-math-fftw3, root-plugin-math-minuit2, root-plugin-montecarlo-pythia8, root-plugin-net-globus, \
          root-plugin-net-krb5, root-plugin-proof-peac, root-plugin-sql-mysql, root-plugin-sql-odbc, \
          root-plugin-sql-pgsql, root-plugin-geom-geombuilder, root-plugin-geom-geompainter, root-plugin-graf2d-x11, \
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ Depends: root-plugin-graf2d-asimage, root-plugin-geom-gdml, root-plugin-gui-qt,
 
 Suggests: root-system-doc
 
-Depends: rivet, rivet-plugins, python-rivet, rivet-root-converter
+Recommends: rivet, rivet-plugins, python-rivet, rivet-root-converter
 
-Depends: thepeg, thepeg-gui
+Recommends: thepeg, thepeg-gui
 
-Depends: herwig++
+Recommends: herwig++
 
-Depends: geant4
+Recommends: geant4