Re: ocaml-base-nox-3.08
On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 11:25:50AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 04:15:14PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > Hmmm ... a bit strange that it wants tcl and tk installed. Why would
> > > libdbi-ocaml depend on ocaml-base?
> > I suppose that the dependency should be on ocaml-base-nox. Not sure. It is
> > either libdbi-ocaml or libpcre-ocaml which pull it in.
> >
> > A bit of checking shows :
> >
> > Package: libpcre-ocaml
> > Maintainer: Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org>
> > Version: 5.08.1-1
> > Depends: ocaml-base-3.08, libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libpcre3 (>= 4.5)
>
> Indeed, my fault. During the last rush of updates to my packages I
> changed "ocaml" dependencies to "ocaml-nox", but I did not do the same
> for "ocaml-base" ones. Thus most of my packages still needs X related
> shared objects which, I guess, in turn needs a lot of X libraries.
>
> This is the full list of packages which still depends on
> ocaml-base-3.08:
>
> zack@fistandantilus:~$ apt-cache showpkg ocaml-base-3.08
> Package: ocaml-base-3.08
> Versions:
>
> Reverse Depends:
> planets,ocaml-base-3.08
> ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libwlexing-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libpostgresql-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libpgsql-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libpcre-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libmlgtk-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> liblablgtkmathview-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> liblablgtk2-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> liblablgtk-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> liblablgl-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libgdome2-xslt-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libgdome2-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libeditex-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> libcamlimages-ocaml,ocaml-base-3.08
> ara,ocaml-base-3.08
>
> My packages included in this list are: wlexing, postgresql, pgsql, pcre,
> lablgtkmathvieew, gdome2-xslt, gdome2 and editex. They shared objects
> part of those package need to be changed to depend on ocaml-base-nox.
>
> [ Please note that two of them (namely lablgtkmathview and editex) will
> still bring X dependencies via gtk dependencies. ]
>
> I'm back from vacation and I've just finished reading d-o-m archives. It
I hope it was cool vacations.
> seems to me that ocaml knot of packages will manually enter testing in a
> few days or so. My idea is to wait for this to happen and then upload
> fixed version of the packages, I doubt that they will be ready for sarge
Yes, this seems reasonable. And alioth is fubar right now anyway, so ...
> (due to chained build dependencies), but I prefer not to risk to mess up
> ocaml 3.08 testing entrance.
I think it should be possible. Make sure you upload them with one day interval
or something such, so that there is more chqnce that the autobuilders behave
properly.
> Comments?
>
> What about packages other then mine in the above list? Do they really
> need to depends on ocaml-base?
Well, obviously, lablgl; lablgtk and lablgk2 as well as mlgtk and camlimage
depend on X. planet should also be ok.
Now, i believe ara don't need X.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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