Subject: pkg/18245: ftp site for 1.5/i386 has XFree86-4.x.x packages
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/09/2002 16:40:00
>Number: 18245
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: 1.5.3 packages shouldn't be built against XFree86-4.x.x
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Sep 09 16:40:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:
>Release: NetBSD 1.5.3
>Organization:
http://bsd.reedmedia.net/
>Environment:
System: NetBSD rainier.reedmedia.net 1.5.3 NetBSD 1.5.3 (JCR-1.5-20020723) #0: Tue Jul 23 15:18:22 PDT 2002 reed@rainier.reedmedia.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/JCR-1.5-20020723 i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
I have had a couple PRs and I often see emails about problems
with binary packages for 1.5.x built against XFree86-4.x.x.
For example,
xfig-3.2.3.4nb1 available from
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5/i386/All requires
libXaw3d.so.7 (because built under XFree86-4.x.x).
And sodipodi and evolution want libfreetype.so.8.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use default XFree86 with 1.5.x.
Then successfully install various binary packatges for 1.5.x from
NetBSD's official FTP site.
>Fix:
Preferably rebuild and repackage all the problem X packages
under default XFree86 so they will have proper dependencies.
Or have separate download directory that is
named XFree86-4.
Or remove them so they aren't used.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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