Hi Hugh, On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Hugh McMaster <hugh.mcmas...@outlook.com> wrote: > I have checked all 19 reverse dependencies of libicu-dev. Only one > package (fis-gtm-6.3-000a) uses icu-config, and even then, it > is only used if detected during configure. If not present, the > configure script works around this, so it could be easily adjusted > to use pkgconfig instead. I've checked more packages as ICU 59.1 is ready to be uploaded now. It seems several needs patching, some due to the missing icu-config file.
> Taking this into consideration, it is now safe (and reasonable) > to remove icu-config from the package and restore > multi-arch support. Indeed, to date all package can be updated not to use that file. > This, in turn, allows libxml2-dev to be installed for multiple > architectures simultaneously and greatly benefits the > Wine project. Are you involved with these projects, I mean can you do deep testing with new ICU if I make it available to you? Regards, Laszlo/GCS
