Bug#555912: openoffice.org: Replace iceape-dev build dep with xulrunner-dev
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 08:09:46PM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 06:16:57PM +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 04:24:10PM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
> > > For now, the iceape-dev package still exists and depends on xulrunner-dev,
> > > which may provide a smooth upgrade path, and your package may build
> > > properly this way (i.e. a binNMU would work)
> >
> > Actually, not. We even need a patch fixing build with xulrunner 1.9.1
> > whereas 1.9 works. Not to mention it will expect iceape*.pc,
> > not the one of xulrunner...
>
> Well, most other packages are trying several different pkg-config files,
> so it works for most.
>
> Anyways, as per the xulrunner plan for *lenny*, only plugins and
> extensions for iceape should be building against iceape-dev, and
> therefore should build perfectly fine with xulrunner-dev, modulo
> the pc check. I really wonder what in OOo fails to build with
> xulrunner-dev.
>
> > > But the iceape-dev package is going to be removed from the archive before
> > > the squeeze release, so please switch to using xulrunner-dev anyways.
> >
> > OK. A bit advance warning would have been *really* nice, though....
>
> Sorry for that, but iceape 2.0 was deemed to be uploaded some day, and
> iceape 1.1 was even removed from testing by request of the security team
> a few days ago.
Also note that even if iceape 2.0 was providing a non dummy iceape-dev
package, its content would basically be that of xulrunner-dev, as iceape
2.0 is based on gecko 1.9.1.
Mike
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