Bug#362313: marked as done (xserver-xorg dependency hell)
Your message dated Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:09:28 +1000
with message-id <1161004168.5448.18.camel@localhost.localdomain>
and subject line Bug#362313: xserver-xorg dependency hell
has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.
(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am
talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration
somewhere. Please contact me immediately.)
Debian bug tracking system administrator
(administrator, Debian Bugs database)
--- Begin Message ---
Package: xserver-xorg-core
Version: 1:7.0.10
Severity: important
Hello X Strike Force,
The new modular xserver-xorg create a circular dependency hell:
Here the dependency graph:
<http://debian.semistable.com/dot/xserver-xorg-video-vmware_unstable.png>
Here the list of packages involved:
xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev
xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark
xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-chips
xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-cyrix
xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
xserver-xorg-video-glint xserver-xorg-video-i128
xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-i810
xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-mga
xserver-xorg-video-newport xserver-xorg-video-nsc
xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-rendition
xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge
xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-sis
xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx
xserver-xorg-video-tga xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-vesa
xserver-xorg-video-vga xserver-xorg-video-via
xserver-xorg-video-vmware
Such large amount of circular depdendencies create problems during
upgrade, testing migration etc. and should absolutly be avoided.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
Imagine a large red swirl here.
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
> > What is the status of this bug for Etch?
> Fixed in experimental I believe.
The version from experimental is now in unstable, so closing this bug.
Drew
--- End Message ---
Reply to: