Validate `depends` and related fields
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Maintainer-filed feature request to validate depends/recommends/suggests/provides/breaks/replaces/conflicts fields against Debian Policy 7.2, with a code TODO in models/package.py referencing it. Still unimplemented.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: This is a valid, maintainer-owned work item, not an untriaged report: lengau (maintainer) authored it, commented with the normative spec link (Debian Policy 7.2 binarydeps), and the code already carries a tracking comment in debcraft/models/package.py — '# These need validating: https://github.com/canonical/debcraft/issues/42' — directly above the seven unvalidated fields. No fix exists in the repo: schema/debcraft.json constrains these fields only to type string with no pattern, and the only model_validator is the unrelated _validate_adopt_info_part_exists in project.py. Impact is moderate rather than severe because malformed relationship syntax fails late (at repo-add/install) rather than breaking packaging outright; complexity is lifted by Debian's genuinely fiddly relationship grammar (alternatives, version operators, arch qualifiers/restrictions) and by the secondary 'upstream to python-debian' goal that lies outside this repo.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
15
Complexity:
58
Confidence:
82
Actionability:
78
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keep open | Maintainer-filed feature request to validate depends/recommends/suggests/provides/breaks/replaces/conflicts fields against Debian Policy 7.2, with a code TODO in models/package.py referencing it. Still unimplemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
65
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needs triage | Feature request to add validation for depends, recommends, suggests, provides, breaks, replaces, and conflicts fields in debcraft models, referencing Debian policy. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
22
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
5
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needs triage | Feature request to add validation for the depends field and related Debian relationship fields (recommends, suggests, provides, breaks, replaces, conflicts) in debcraft package models, ideally upstreamed to python-debian. Open since Nov 2025 with no labels, no assignee, and no further activity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Issue requests validation of the `depends` field and related fields, with a goal to upstream validators to `python-debian`. No maintainer response or labels present. Inactive for over 244 days. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Request to validate Debian package depends and related fields, potentially upstreaming to python-debian. Unlabelled and inactive for 231 days, awaiting maintainer assessment. |
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Related work
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Related To:
debcraft#133
(confidence 60%)
Commit 2f72bdc 'fix: add suggests to package and control models (#133)' added the `suggests` field to both models — one of the fields this issue wants validated, left unvalidated as of the pinned HEAD.
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