Re: Bug#63368: libglide2-v3: Unsatisified Dependancy
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> wrote:
>>>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> writes:
> Joseph> device3dfx-source builds device3dfx-module. Since you NEED
> Joseph> THAT MODULE in order to use Glide for the Voodoo3, the
> Joseph> dependency BELONGS THERE. It is not my problem that the
> Joseph> maintainer of that package chooses not to build the module
> Joseph> for standard kernels.
> Have you considered asking the maintainer? And I think it
> would make more sense to redirect these reports as a (perhaps
> wishlist) bug against device3dfx-source asking for binary modules for
> standard kernels.
This is probably off-topic for debian-policy, but dependencies is not
particularly useful for kernel modules. What should happen in this case
is that the library (or the calling program if the interface permits)
should produce a helpful message when /dev/3dfx cannot be opened
(hopefully it already does so in the case where it does not exist) because
of ENODEV.
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