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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 21:05:35 -0600
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> On 11/25/2014 06:15 AM, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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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.
>>
> Then should we add a dependency for gnuift?
> Cheers
>    Michele

Yes, that would be my suggestion: make kmrml-trinity depend on gnuift.

tdegraphics-trinity can be deinstalled from a system without any
consequences; it's just a convenience metapackage.

Tim
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