pkg/38191: pkgsrc/bootstrap/bootstrap depends on uudecode (in RHEL from sharutils) for libarchive install

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>Number:         38191
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       pkgsrc/bootstrap/bootstrap depends on uudecode (in RHEL from 
>sharutils) for libarchive install
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Mar 07 08:25:00 +0000 2008
>Originator:     George Michaelson
>Release:        current (pkgsrc)
>Organization:
APNIC
>Environment:
[ggm@dhcp182 bootstrap]$ uname -a
Linux dhcp182.apnic.net 2.6.18-8.1.4.el5 #1 SMP Fri May 4 22:15:13 EDT 2007 
i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[ggm@dhcp182 bootstrap]$ 

>Description:
pkgsrc bootstrap depends on uudecode. In a stripped back Linux, its possible 
not to have this. (we strip, its not there.)

the http://wiki.netbsd.se/How_to_use_pkgsrc_on_Linux page mentions some 
dependencies, it might be worth noting this one, or considering internalizing 
the build dependency which drags it in (its libarchive)

uudecode comes from sharutils .rpm.

god, I hate Linux packaging. I hate it.

-G
>How-To-Repeat:
run a stripped down linux, without uudecode and bootstrap. it will die during 
the libarchive build
>Fix:
either remove the uudecode dependency, internalize it, or document the 
requirement.