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Re: [trinity-devel] tdegraphics dependency on kmrml-trinity seems too strong/unappropriate

From: "Timothy Pearson" <kb9vqf@...>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:15:30 -0600
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> All,
> I noticed today that tdegraphics depends on kmrml-trinity. Is the
> dependency strictly required or can we remove it and
> instead add a "suggestion" for kmrml-trinity in tdegraphics?
> The reason for asking is that kmrml-trinity installs a control module in
> "system administration" that comes up with a
> "Cannot find executables gift and/or gift-add-collection.pl in the PATH.
> Please install the GNU Image Finding Tool"
> error message is GnuIFT is not installed. I do not use Gift and do no see
> any need to use it, and the same is true for
> the associated control module. So I would like to be able to remove the
> package, but do not want to sacrifice
> tdegraphics for that.
> Comments are welcomed. I can take care of the changes if you agree.
>
> Cheers
>    Michele

tdegraphics (and the other "large" packages such as tdebase, etc).
purposefully install all possible packages from their corresponding TDE
GIT module.

The real bug seems to be kmrml-trinity not depending on gift.

Tim
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