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<h6>>Hi Folks, I recently uploaded my app, tomboy-ng, to mentors.
I tested the build process on Testing before doing so and all was
well. However, seems that the Debian Build Machines are running
Unstable, not Testing.</h6>
<p>OK, seems I am wrong about a build dependency on libcairo and
libpango having been removed from fp-compiler-3.2.2
(3.2.2+dfsg-17) - I have just built an unstable that sure enough
pulled in the libcairo2-dev and libpango1.0-dev and my package
built perfectly there. So, please disregard previous message !
Sorry !</p>
<p>But I am now left wondering why my package fails to build on
mentor's build machine. According to the log, it pulls in fpc ~
-17, see -<br>
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<p><i>Preparing to unpack .../072-fpc-3.2.2_3.2.2+dfsg-17_all.deb
...</i></p>
<p>But not libcairo2-dev, see -<br>
</p>
<p><i>The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be
installed:</i><i><br>
</i><i> ..... libcairo2-dev l.....</i><br>
</p>
<p>And no mention libpango1.0-dev in the whole log. But I do see, at
the end of the failed compile of my app itself -</p>
<p><i>/usr/bin/ld.bfd: cannot find -lcairo: No such file or
directory</i><i><br>
</i><i>/usr/bin/ld.bfd: cannot find -lpango-1.0: No such file or
directory</i><i><br>
</i><i>/usr/bin/ld.bfd: cannot find -lpangocairo-1.0: No such file
or directory</i></p>
<p>So, my question, how can FPC, on the Debian build machine, fail
to bring in dependencies that the same FPC Package does bring in
on my test VM which is, now, "unstable" ?</p>
<p>In both cases we are installing the -17 packaging release so,
should be identical.</p>
<p>Any hints about how to build a local test system that does mimic
the official (Mentor's) build machines ?<br>
</p>
<p>Davo <br>
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<p>Ignore this stuff down here unless you want to tr and understand
my wild ramblings ......<br>
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<p>Hi Folks, I recently uploaded my app, tomboy-ng, to mentors. I
tested the build process on Testing before doing so and all was
well. However, seems that the Debian Build Machines are running
Unstable, not Testing.</p>
<p>Now, Testing has fp-compiler-3.2.2 (3.2.2+dfsg-15) and Unstable
has fp-compiler-3.2.2 (3.2.2+dfsg-17)</p>
<p>-17 seems to have removed the dependencies on libcairo and
libpango. And, you guessed it, my build assumes that FPC bring in
both. Now, I agree that FPC probably does not need them but
Lazarus does, I cannot imagine a GUI app in Lazarus that does not
need one or the other. But seems the dependency was not moved to
Lazarus.</p>
<p>While I have added those dependencies directly to my app (Build),
I cannot test its effectiveness until -17 makes it into Testing
and the Package Tracking tools don't tell me how long -17 has been
in unstable. <br>
</p>
<p>Can you please advise me when -17 is likely to make it into
Testing ? If its not soon, I'll have to build an unstable based
vm to test with. I am reluctant to upload again, and annoy my
mentor without a meaningful test. And Debian now seems to frown on
pulling individual packages between unstable and Testing.<br>
</p>
<p>Related - are you sure libcairo and libpango should not be
Lazarus dependencies ?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Davo<br>
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