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[Jason Flatt <jason AT flattfamily.com>]

On Thursday 11 March 2004 6:32 am, Craig Dyke wrote:
> Dufflebunk
>
> I am now at the stage with these circular references that some spells won't
> even cast.
>
> Example:
>
> # cast -r -c bug-buddy2
>
> Preparing environment for bug-buddy2
> Checking dependencies for bug-buddy2
> Collating dependancies...
> Spells are to be cast:
> ---------------------------
> bug-buddy2
> Do you want to cast these spells? [y]
> 
[ s n i p ]
> 
> make: Circular teTeX <- xfree86 dependency dropped.
> make: *** No rule to make target `xinetd', needed by `fam'.
> make: Circular gimp-print <- cups dependency dropped.
> make: Circular gimp-print <- cups dependency dropped.
> make: Circular gimp-print <- cups dependency dropped.
> make: Circular gimp-print <- cups dependency dropped.
> make: Target `all' not remade because of errors.
>

It's not the circular dependencies that are causing the failure, but the "No 
rule" line that is the culprit.  I would say try a 'cast --fix fam', or a 
'cast -r -c fam' to see if that clears it up.

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