Bug#595882: vlc: FTBFS in squeeze: configure: error: Please install the Firefox development tools; mozilla-config.h, plugin/npapi.h and plugin/npruntime.h were not found.

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Di, Sep 07, 2010 at 01:42:05 (CEST), Lucas Nussbaum wrote:

>> Package 'libxul' requires 'nspr >= 4.8.6' but version of NSPR is 4.8.4
>> Package 'libxul' requires 'nspr >= 4.8.6' but version of NSPR is 4.8.4
>> checking npfunctions.h usability... no
>> checking npfunctions.h presence... no
>> checking for npfunctions.h... no
>> checking npapi.h usability... no
>> checking npapi.h presence... no
>> checking for npapi.h... no
>> checking for npruntime.h... no
>> configure: error: Please install the Firefox development tools; mozilla-config.h, plugin/npapi.h and plugin/npruntime.h were not found.
>> make: *** [build-stamp] Error 1

Well, the reason is given in the configure log.

>> rmadison -u qa libnspr4-0d
libnspr4-0d |    4.7.1-5 |        stable | alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc
libnspr4-0d |    4.8.4-2 |       testing | amd64, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc
libnspr4-0d |    4.8.6-1 |      unstable | alpha, amd64, armel, hppa, hurd-i386, i386, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc

Why isn't it in testing?

>> grep-excuses nspr
nspr (4.8.4-2 to 4.8.6-1)
    Maintainer: Maintainers of Mozilla-related packages 
    32 days old (needed 10 days)
    Not touching package due to block request by freeze (contact debian-release if update is needed)
    Not considered


is nspr 4.8.6 going to migrate to squeeze?

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