On 02/25/2015 10:27 AM, Tim Tassonis wrote:
> On 25.02.2015 07:15, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>> Tim Tassonis wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Just wanted to report that cups-filters-1.0.65  from blfs-dev fails
>>> configuration if dbus is not installed.
>>>
>>>
>>> Adding --disable-dbus fixes the issue, you might want to add this to the
>>> instructions, as dbus is not listed as a dependency.
>>>
>>> Or is it a dependency and this should be mentioned?
>>
>> cups is required and dbus is recommended for cups.  We assume that
>> recommended dependencies are installed.  Otherwise the list for every
>> packages gets to be too long.
>>
>>    -- Bruce
>>
>>
> 
> Ah, true, missed that it's recommended for cups, thought it was only 
> optional. Ok, then off to compile dbus...
> 
> Thanks
> Tim
> 
> 
> 

Well, to be fair - we do provide a way to disable recommended deps for some
packages and don't use recommended deps in chains deps, only required ones.
So, in my oppinion, the recommended dbus dependency to cups-filters should
be added too, and an optional switch to disable it can be added in command
explanations. D-Bus isn't really needed for a print server.

-- 
Note: My last name is not Krejzi.

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