[Bug 905059] [NEW] 64bit version depends on X?

Sat Dec 17 14:22:14 UTC 2011

Hallo,

> Is it necessary for the x64 version of the *client* to depend on
> programs and libraries that provide X functionality? And if it does, why
> does the x86 version not depend on them?

The dependencies for the 64bit version I presume to be auto-added by
the dh_shlibdeps program. Maybe this was uploaded manually and not auto-rebuilt?

With 7.0.3 there will be a dependency on Xss to help the boinc client spot the
movement of the mouse. This will then drag in the X libs for all platforms.
There is a conflict of interest here. We have bug reports for either side.

Since AMD and CUDA do both need X libraries, and those contributions
I presume to easily outweight those who might not want to run the BOINC
client because of the now added dependencies on X, I decided to go for it.

Steffen

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