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FS#27505 - [virtualbox-archlinux-additions] Avoid hard dependency on X

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Vianney le Clément (vlc) - Friday, 09 December 2011, 10:56 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Monday, 19 December 2011, 17:40 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Ionut Biru (wonder)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
The virtualbox-archlinux-additions package currently has a hard dependency on X (libxmu and xorg-xrandr). This makes it unusable for a server VM. However, tools such as vbox-service and mount.vboxsf are still relevant for servers.

I would suggest to either:
- put libxmu and xorg-xrandr in optdepends
- split the package, putting X-dependent stuff in a new package, e.g., virtualbox-archlinux-additions-x11

Additional info:
* package version: 4.1.6-4
This task depends upon

Closed by  Ionut Biru (wonder)
Monday, 19 December 2011, 17:40 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  I don't really want to split it more and is fine like it is now.

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