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FS#21605 - package syslinux depends on mcopy in package mtools

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Frank Lockom (flockom) - Friday, 05 November 2010, 00:47 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 05 November 2010, 16:45 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture x86_64
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
package syslinux depends on mcopy in package mtools

Additional info:
* package version(s)
syslinux 4.02-1 x86_64
mtools 4.0.13-1 x86_64

* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce:
While creating a bootable flash drive:
suppose a flash drive is /dev/sdb

# pacman -S syslinux
# syslinux /dev/sdb
sh: mcopy: command not found
syslinux: failed to create ldlinux.sys
# pacman -S mtools
# syslinux /dev/sdb
This task depends upon

Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Friday, 05 November 2010, 16:45 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  it's listed as an optdepends
Comment by xduugu (xduugu) - Friday, 05 November 2010, 13:36 GMT
It is already an optional dependency:


$ pacman -Si syslinux
Repository : extra
Name : syslinux
Version : 4.03-1
[...]
Optional Deps : perl-passwd-md5: For md5pass
perl-digest-sha1: For sha1pass
mtools: For mkdiskimage and syslinux

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