Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

sm-grimoire - [SM-Grimoire][Fwd: xfree86 as a special case]

sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Discussion of Spells and Grimoire items

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • To: sm-sorcery AT lists.ibiblio.org, sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [SM-Grimoire][Fwd: xfree86 as a special case]
  • Date: 18 Oct 2002 22:15:59 -0400

Ok, one more time...

-----Forwarded Message-----

> From: Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
> To: sm-grimoire AT sourcemage.org, sorcery AT sourcemage.org
> Subject: xfree86 as a special case
> Date: 17 Oct 2002 20:29:52 -0400
>
> As you probably know, I'm responsible for scre^H^H^H^Hrewriting the
> dependency stuff. I'm not sure what to do with xfree86. Currently when
> you cast (from a new install) xclock without xfree86, it'll fail because
> xfree isn't installed and it's not listed as a dependency. I know it's
> not supposed to be listed, however, it does lead to a problem... the
> gnome-profile and kde-profile list it as a dependency, but nothing else
> depends on it. This causes it to be put near the end of the ordered list
> of spells (ordered w.r.t casting order), and after some spells that in
> reality do depend on it (but don't list it).
>
> One solution is for libdepends to check if xfree is in the list and if
> it is, put it at the start, but then if some of xfree's depends aren't
> cast yet, it'll fail... So that doesn't work.
>
> I'm not really sure what the best way to resolve this is.
> Questions:
> 1) Any suggestions on a solution?
> 2) Are there any other spells in this same situation? (gcc? glibc?)
>
>
> P.S. I hope the first paragraph makes sense... I've had my head stuck
> in dependency stuff for the last week so I apologize if it is
> non-sensicle.
>
> --
>
>
> Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
> -----------------
> PGP public key at
> http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3327A9A5
> F1
>
--


Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
-----------------
PGP public key at
http://wwwkeys.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x3327A9A5
F1

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page