Bug#343190: libqt4-dev: qmake adding unneeded libraries to the linker command line

[Benjamin Mesing <bensmail@gmx.net>]

Package: libqt4-dev
Version: 4.0.1-2
Severity: minor

Hello,

to reduce dependencies between packages, it is suggested to add only
neccessary libraries as linker arguments. Steve Langasek explained the
problems in [1]. Now qmake pulls in loads of unneeded dependencies,
including e.g. libfreetype (-lfreetype). 

Best Regards 

Ben

[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2005/11/msg00016.html


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.13.4
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8)

Versions of packages libqt4-dev depends on:
ii  libaudio-dev              1.7-2          The Network Audio System (NAS). (d
ii  libc6-dev                 2.3.5-8.1      GNU C Library: Development Librari
ii  libfreetype6-dev          2.1.7-2.4      FreeType 2 font engine, developmen
ii  libglu1-xorg-dev [libglu- 6.8.2.dfsg.1-4 Mesa OpenGL utility library develo
ii  libjpeg62-dev             6b-10          Development files for the IJG JPEG
ii  libmng-dev                1.0.8-1        M-N-G library (Development headers
ii  libmysqlclient14-dev      4.1.13a-3      mysql database development files
ii  libpng12-dev [libpng12-0- 1.2.8rel-1     PNG library - development
ii  libpq-dev                 8.0.3-12       header files for libpq4 (PostgreSQ
ii  libqt4-core               4.0.1-2        Qt 4 core non-GUI functionality ru
ii  libqt4-gui                4.0.1-2        Qt 4 core GUI functionality runtim
ii  libqt4-qt3support         4.0.1-2        Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt 
ii  libqt4-sql                4.0.1-2        Qt 4 SQL database module
ii  libxcursor-dev            1.1.3-1        X cursor management library (devel
ii  libxft-dev                2.1.7-1        FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxinerama-dev           6.8.2.dfsg.1-9 X Window System multi-head display
ii  libxrender-dev            1:0.9.0-2      X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  xlibmesa-gl-dev [libgl-de 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 Mesa 3D graphics library developme
ii  xlibs-dev                 6.8.2.dfsg.1-4 X Window System client library dev
ii  xlibs-static-pic          6.8.2.dfsg.1-4 X Window System client extension l
ii  zlib1g-dev                1:1.2.3-1      compression library - development

Versions of packages libqt4-dev recommends:
ii  qt4-dev-tools                 4.0.1-2    Qt 4 development tools

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