Re: Bug#27182: zircon dependencies (fwd)
FYI...zircon's getting fixed! :-)
C
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Date: 29 Sep 1998 12:16:25 -0500
From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
To: Christopher C Chimelis <chris@beezer.med.miami.edu>
Cc: 27182@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#27182: zircon dependencies
Oops. You're right, and this has actually been reported before. I
had thought I had already fixed it, but apparently not. The previous
bug number, FYI, was 26724. I'll get a fixed version out ASAP.
The problem, BTW, is a stubborn shlibs file that doesn't want to go
away. At one time, Zircon did contain some C code for DCCing and the
like, but it is now pure Tcl.
John
Christopher C Chimelis <chris@classnet.med.miami.edu> writes:
> Package: zircon
> Version: 1.18.177-1
>
> The dependencies of the arch-independent zircon package have been driving
> us on the Alpha-port team batty. Since we use libc6.1 (long story), an
> arch-indep package that depends on libc6 causes havoc on our systems. I
> decided to review the problem after several users pointed out the
> dependency problem with zircon. Barring changing glibc packages, it
> seemed hopeless until I realised something: zircon is nothing but scripts
> (Tcl and Tk). Given this fact and since nothing is actually done to
> "build" it (nothing arch-dependent at least), why is it dependent on libc6
> at all? Shouldn't it be dependent on only the tcl and tk versions needed
> to run it (and therefore letting tcl8.0 and tk8.0 take care of their own
> dependencies on libc6(.1)?
>
> Basically, what I'm asking for is to remove the libc6 dependency since the
> package is not directly reliant on libc6 to run, but rather tcl8.0 and
> tk8.0 (which should stay in the depends list).
>
> C
>
> BTW, if I sound mean or nasty, don't be offended...I'm just overtired from
> dealing with a hurricane-filled weekend :-)
>
> Thanks!
>
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