[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#380141: xdg-utils dependency too strong

Per Olofsson pelle at dsv.su.se
Fri Jul 28 10:38:09 UTC 2006


reassign 380141 xdg-utils
retitle 380141 xdg-utils: dependencies too strong
thanks

Ray R.:
> The dependency on xdg-utils is a bit strong. It appears this dependency
> is only there to get the xdg-open command, but this command is only one
> of many alternatives called by configure.py.
> 
> xdg-utils depends on gksu | kdebase-bin, both of which carry a large
> number of dependencies on gnome or kde libraries, neither of which are
> required to use lyx.
> 
> This dependency should be a Recommends at most.

I agree, but I'm going to loosen up the dependencies of xdg-utils
instead (i.e. move them to recommends). xdg-utils in itself is quite a
small package.

-- 
Pelle




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