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FS#11897 - [pidgin] split libpurple and finch

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Alex Griffin (fflarex) - Monday, 27 October 2008, 03:09 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Tuesday, 03 November 2009, 14:26 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Ionut Biru (wonder)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 6
Private No

Details

Description: Currently, in order to install telepathy-haze, all of pidgin is required as a dependency. Pidgin shouldn't be required in order to make good use of another instant messenger like empathy. It would make sense to split libpurple from the pidgin package.

Less importantly, finch is the less commonly used console ui included with pidgin. Splitting finch from the pidgin package would provide greater convenience and allow some to only install what they use.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Ionut Biru (wonder)
Tuesday, 03 November 2009, 14:26 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Comment by Alexander Fehr (pizzapunk) - Monday, 22 December 2008, 01:35 GMT
Maybe I will do this when makepkg supports split packages. Closing for now.
Comment by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 07:59 GMT
  • Field changed: Summary (split libpurple and finch from pidgin → [pidgin] split libpurple and finch)
I looked at this with wonder, 2 weeks ago, and the only way to do this is to build everything and remove extra dirs from $pkgdir after build. I don't like this.
Makefile should be patched and patch are welcome.

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