Bug#569802: Please, add ghostscript as build dependency to fix "ERROR: thumbnail images could not be generated properly" error.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 01:17:56PM +0100, Leo Iannacone wrote:
> Version: 0.6.10
> Package: blends
> Source: blends
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
>
> Building blends I receive:
>
> ....
> sh: gs: not found
> !!! Error: Closing Ghostscript (exit status: 127)!
> debiandoc2latexpdf: ERROR: thumbnail images could not be generated properly
> debiandoc2latexpdf: rerun with the -v option to find out why
> debiandoc2latexpdf: or check the log file debian-blends.en.log
> ....
>
>
> Please add ghostscript as build dependency in debian/control to solve problem:
While I agree that ghostscript seems to be needed (even if I wonder why
this does not happen on my system) I think the Build-Depends should be
solved not by explicitely mentioning this package but rather adding a
Depends to debiandoc-sgml. The rationale behind this is that you
otherwise might add the Build-Depends to all packages which are using
debiandoc-sgml which makes no sense.
So before I blindly apply your patch (thanks for it anyway) I would like
to hear your opinion about solving the problem at the reason instead of
just curing the symptom.
> diff -Nru blends-0.6.10/debian/control blends-0.6.10/debian/control
> --- blends-0.6.10/debian/control 2010-01-18 23:04:41.000000000 +0100
> +++ blends-0.6.10/debian/control 2010-02-14 12:33:11.000000000 +0100
> @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
> José L. Redrejo Rodríguez <jredrejo@debian.org>,
> Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
> Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7)
> -Build-Depends-Indep: debiandoc-sgml, texlive-latex-base, texlive-latex-extra,
> +Build-Depends-Indep: debiandoc-sgml, ghostscript, texlive-latex-base, texlive-latex-extra,
> texlive-latex-recommended, texlive-fonts-recommended
> Standards-Version: 3.8.3
> Vcs-Browser: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/blends/blends/trunk/blends/?rev=0&sc=0
Kind regards
Andreas.
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