Re: lib/40346: libexpat should be in base.tgz

["Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR lib/40346; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: lib-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: lib/40346: libexpat should be in base.tgz
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:10:31 -0500

 Quentin Garnier wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR lib/40346; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Quentin Garnier <cube%cubidou.net@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost
 > Subject: Re: lib/40346: libexpat should be in base.tgz
 > Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:00:29 +0100
 > 
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 >  On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 05:10:00AM +0000, jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost 
 > wrote:
 >  > >Number:         40346
 >  > >Category:       lib
 >  > >Synopsis:       libexpat should be in base.tgz
 >  > >Confidential:   no
 >  > >Severity:       serious
 >  > >Priority:       high
 >  > >Responsible:    lib-bug-people
 >  > >State:          open
 >  > >Class:          sw-bug
 >  > >Submitter-Id:   net
 >  > >Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 09 05:10:00 +0000 2009
 >  > >Originator:     Jared D. McNeill
 >  > >Release:        NetBSD 5.0_BETA
 >  > >Organization:
 >  > =09
 >  > >Environment:
 >  > =09
 >  > =09
 >  > System: NetBSD endeavour.invisible.ca 5.0_BETA NetBSD 5.0_BETA (GENERIC) =
 >  #0: Wed Jan 7 10:55:12 PST 2009 builds@wb25:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/i386/2=
 >  00901070002Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC =
 >  i386
 >  > Architecture: i386
 >  > Machine: i386
 >  > >Description:
 >  >   libexpat should be in base.tgz. apache requires libexpat, and with
 >  >   X11_TYPE=3Dnative (the default), pkgsrc libexpat won't be built.
 >  
 >  I don't understand.  pkgsrc will build expat from pkgsrc if it's not in
 >  base.  Are you really complaining about a bug or is expat just something
 >  you think should always be in base?
 >  
 >  The only trouble I see with the current setup is that if we provide
 >  binary packages built with X11_TYPE=3Dnative, users will have to install
 >  xbase to get libexpat for stuff that need it.  Is the bug you're
 >  reporting?
 
 I see you do understand.