Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: sys-apps/diffutils dependency on =sys-apps/man-pages-2.46
On Wednesday 02 January 2008, Stefan Hellermann wrote: masking out the dependency with /etc/portage/profile is not a problem, but why is it needed? Why is there the dependency on man-pages in diffutils? I think this question is not related to embedded, it's about a wrong dependency of a system-package. it is not wrong if you review the history. it was added to prevent man page collisions in stable packages. the dependency will be dropped after the next release like it was originally planned (and to the angst of solar). -mike signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: sys-apps/diffutils dependency on =sys-apps/man-pages-2.46
Hi, masking out the dependency with /etc/portage/profile is not a problem, but why is it needed? Why is there the dependency on man-pages in diffutils? I think this question is not related to embedded, it's about a wrong dependency of a system-package. More people could hit this when they build a minimal vserver or simply don't like man. Any objections on removing this dependency? Cheers Stefan Hellermann Duncan schrieb: Stefan Hellermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:45:45 +0100: why has sys-apps/diffutils a dependency on =sys-apps/man-pages-2.46? I'm using a embedded uclibc system There are people here who work with embedded and ulibc. I'm not one of them and won't try to answer directly. However, to fix the dependency... Use /etc/portage/profiles/package.provided. See the portage manpage for details. I have a number of unnecessary dependencies listed there, and a few virtuals faked in a virtuals file in the same dir, as well. If you don't like Gentoo's dependencies, they /do/ give you a way to change them yourself without a whole lot of trouble. =8^) BTW, if you aren't yet aware of it, there's the Gentoo-embedded list. Next time I'd suggest trying there, first. =8^) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
[gentoo-dev] Re: sys-apps/diffutils dependency on =sys-apps/man-pages-2.46
Stefan Hellermann [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:45:45 +0100: why has sys-apps/diffutils a dependency on =sys-apps/man-pages-2.46? I'm using a embedded uclibc system There are people here who work with embedded and ulibc. I'm not one of them and won't try to answer directly. However, to fix the dependency... Use /etc/portage/profiles/package.provided. See the portage manpage for details. I have a number of unnecessary dependencies listed there, and a few virtuals faked in a virtuals file in the same dir, as well. If you don't like Gentoo's dependencies, they /do/ give you a way to change them yourself without a whole lot of trouble. =8^) BTW, if you aren't yet aware of it, there's the Gentoo-embedded list. Next time I'd suggest trying there, first. =8^) -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master. Richard Stallman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
