--- a/cwconfig.py	Thu Mar 25 20:33:03 2010 +0100
+++ b/cwconfig.py	Thu Mar 25 20:38:58 2010 +0100
@@ -404,14 +404,33 @@
         return Version(version)
 
     @classmethod
+    def _cube_deps(cls, cube, key, oldkey):
+        """return cubicweb cubes used by the given cube"""
+        pkginfo = cls.cube_pkginfo(cube)
+        try:
+            deps = getattr(pkginfo, key)
+        except AttributeError:
+            if hasattr(pkginfo, oldkey):
+                warn('[3.6] %s is deprecated, use %s dict' % (oldkey, key),
+                     DeprecationWarning)
+                deps = getattr(pkginfo, oldkey)
+            else:
+                deps = {}
+        if not isinstance(deps, dict):
+            deps = dict((key, None) for key in deps)
+            warn('[3.6] cube %s should define %s as a dict' % (cube, key),
+                 DeprecationWarning)
+        return deps
+
+    @classmethod
     def cube_dependencies(cls, cube):
         """return cubicweb cubes used by the given cube"""
-        return getattr(cls.cube_pkginfo(cube), '__use__', ())
+        return cls._cube_deps(cube, '__depends_cubes__', '__use__')
 
     @classmethod
     def cube_recommends(cls, cube):
         """return cubicweb cubes recommended by the given cube"""
-        return getattr(cls.cube_pkginfo(cube), '__recommend__', ())
+        return cls._cube_deps(cube, '__recommends_cubes__', '__recommend__')
 
     @classmethod
     def expand_cubes(cls, cubes, with_recommends=False):
@@ -444,9 +463,10 @@
         graph = {}
         for cube in cubes:
             cube = CW_MIGRATION_MAP.get(cube, cube)
-            deps = cls.cube_dependencies(cube) + \
-                   cls.cube_recommends(cube)
-            graph[cube] = set(dep for dep in deps if dep in cubes)
+            graph[cube] = set(dep for dep in cls.cube_dependencies(cube)
+                              if dep in cubes)
+            graph[cube] |= set(dep for dep in cls.cube_recommends(cube)
+                               if dep in cubes)
         cycles = get_cycles(graph)
         if cycles:
             cycles = '\n'.join(' -> '.join(cycle) for cycle in cycles)

--- a/cwctl.py	Thu Mar 25 20:33:03 2010 +0100
+++ b/cwctl.py	Thu Mar 25 20:38:58 2010 +0100
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # possible (for cubicweb-ctl reactivity, necessary for instance for usable bash
 # completion). So import locally in command helpers.
 import sys
+from warnings import warn
 from os import remove, listdir, system, pathsep
 try:
     from os import kill, getpgid
@@ -295,10 +296,17 @@
                     tversion = '[missing cube information]'
                 print '* %s %s' % (cube.ljust(namesize), tversion)
                 if self.config.verbose:
-                    shortdesc = tinfo and (getattr(tinfo, 'short_desc', '')
-                                           or tinfo.__doc__)
-                    if shortdesc:
-                        print '    '+ '    \n'.join(shortdesc.splitlines())
+                    if tinfo:
+                        descr = getattr(tinfo, 'description', '')
+                        if not descr:
+                            descr = getattr(tinfo, 'short_desc', '')
+                            if descr:
+                                warn('[3.8] short_desc is deprecated, update %s'
+                                     ' pkginfo' % cube, DeprecationWarning)
+                            else:
+                                descr = tinfo.__doc__
+                        if descr:
+                            print '    '+ '    \n'.join(descr.splitlines())
                     modes = detect_available_modes(cwcfg.cube_dir(cube))
                     print '    available modes: %s' % ', '.join(modes)
         print

--- a/skeleton/__pkginfo__.py.tmpl	Thu Mar 25 20:33:03 2010 +0100
+++ b/skeleton/__pkginfo__.py.tmpl	Thu Mar 25 20:38:58 2010 +0100
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 # them to be included in the debian package
 
 __depends__ = {'cubicweb': '>= 3.6.0'}
-__depends_cubes__ = {}
+__depends_cubes__ = dict( (x[len('cubicweb-):], v) for x, v in __depends__
+                          if x.startswith('cubicweb-'))
 __recommends__ = {}
-__recommends_cubes__ = {}
+__recommends_cubes__ = dict( (x[len('cubicweb-):], v) for x, v in __recommends__
+                             if x.startswith('cubicweb-'))
 

--- a/test/unittest_cwconfig.py	Thu Mar 25 20:33:03 2010 +0100
+++ b/test/unittest_cwconfig.py	Thu Mar 25 20:38:58 2010 +0100
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     def test_reorder_cubes_recommends(self):
         from cubes.comment import __pkginfo__ as comment_pkginfo
-        comment_pkginfo.__recommend__ = ('file',)
+        comment_pkginfo.__recommends_cubes__ = {'file': None}
         try:
             # email recommends comment
             # comment recommends file
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             self.assertEquals(self.config.reorder_cubes(('comment', 'forge', 'email', 'file')),
                               ('forge', 'email', 'comment', 'file'))
         finally:
-            comment_pkginfo.__use__ = ()
+            comment_pkginfo.__recommends_cubes__ = {}
 
 
 #     def test_vc_config(self):