Bug#309437: Bug#309604: Bug#309437: libpango1.0-common <-> libpango1.0-0 circular dependencies

Akira TAGOH tagoh at debian.org
Sun Oct 2 13:49:00 UTC 2005


>>>>> On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:08:34 +0200,
>>>>> "LM" == Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org> wrote:

LM>         Hi Seb,  hi Akira Tagoh,
LM>  Do you recall why libgtk2.0-common depends on libgtk2.0-0?

LM>  I could only find a changelog snipset in 2.4.1-1:
LM>   * Akira TAGOH <tagoh at debian.org>
LM>   + debian/control:
LM>     - added libgtk2.0-0 to Depends for libgtk2.0-common. (from 2.2.4-6).
LM>     - libgtk2.0-dev requires libxext-dev. (Closes: #247469)

LM>  I didn't find any obvious reason for having a "libgtk2.0-common depends
LM>  on libgtk2.0-0" constraint, apart of the fact that libgtk2.0-common is
LM>  useless without libgtk2.0-0.

LM>  Please let me know whether we can break this loop.

Well, there was the upgrading issue IIRC. I don't remember
the details though.





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