Re: pkg/44178: misc/openoffice2 missing graphics/gdk-pixbuf2-xlib dependency (NetBSD 5) (possible fix)

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/44178; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/44178: misc/openoffice2 missing graphics/gdk-pixbuf2-xlib
 dependency (NetBSD 5) (possible fix)
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 07:37:56 +0000

 On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 06:35:01AM +0000, kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost wrote:
  >     And pkg_info shows that while graphics/gdk-pixbuf2 is installed,
  >     graphics/gdk-pixbuf2-xlib is not.
  > 
  >     I'm guessing that that once was added as a dependency of
  >     something else, but whatever that something else was, no
  >     lomger needs it, so it was dropped (which then wouldn't be
  >     noticed in a "normal" build environment where just about
  >     everything is installed all the time).
 
 However, what happened AFAIK is that gdk-pixbuf2 was split out of gtk2
 in the latest GNOME. I'm not clear on the exact role of
 gdk-pixbuf2-xlib, but I think it was part of gtk2 in the past also.
 
  >     If we were to operate under the assumption that packages should
  >     explicitly mention everything they use themselves, then there
  >     are probably a bunch more includes needed (eg: I see nothing
  >     that explicitly includes gtk2 yet openoffice2 clearly expects
  >     to use that one - it gets included anyway, but should it be
  >     explicit here?).
 
 ...however, in this case it's in options.mk.
 
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 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost