Re: Upgrading libdbi-ocaml-dev in unstable brings in lots and lots of packages ...
On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 02:52:04PM +0100, Richard Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 08:49:19AM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> > This could have something to do with it. Anyway, apt-get can show you
> > the reasons for these actions, but I don't know the specific incantation
> > right off the top of my head. I believe that mysql is what pulls in all
> > that graphic crap.
>
> Yes, I've been chasing the thread of packages now ...
>
> I think that the driver packages should be "suggests" rather than
> "depends". The dbi.cma -> dbi.cma + dbi_*.cmo split in 0.9.9 should
> ensure that this will work. Of course if someone actually tries to
> use 'dbi_postgres.cmo', then they will need to install the driver
> (libpgsql-ocaml-dev) by hand.
Hang on ... that's really strange.
The packages.debian.org page at:
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/libdevel/libdbi-ocaml-dev
shows the package Depends on the drivers. But the diff at:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/ocamldbi/ocamldbi_0.9.9-1.diff.gz
seems to indicate that the package Suggests the drivers only (which
would be correct).
Strange ...
Rich.
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