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FS#32832 - [erlang] Query: wxgtk and glu as depends

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Steve (kwirkie) - Saturday, 24 November 2012, 21:51 GMT
Last edited by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 00:46 GMT
Task Type General Gripe
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

I noticed that 'glu' and 'wxgtk' have become depends with erlang with package update version R15B02-2 to resolve bug  FS#32691 . I use erlang on a headless server (for ejabber), and therefore don't require glu or wxgtk. The change from optional dependencies means an additional 49 packages need to be installed, which isn't ideal.

I've updated ignoring dependencies and all seems to be functioning and working well. :)

Is 'glu' and 'wxgtk' required as dependencies, or can they be optional dependencies?

Additional info:
* R15B02-2
This task depends upon

Closed by  Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto)
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 00:46 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Added erlang-nox for headless servers.
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Monday, 26 November 2012, 20:39 GMT
Hm. Tough question. They should either be optional dependencies , hard dependencies or perhaps erlang should be split into two packages: "erlang" and "erlang-headless" (or "erlang-nox").
Emacs has both an "emacs" package in [extra] and "emacs-nox" in [community], so perhaps this could be a viable solution.

Yes. I'll add "erlang-nox" without the glu and wxgtk dependencies. Sounds like a plan?
Comment by Alexander F. Rødseth (xyproto) - Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 00:46 GMT
Added erlang-nox. Please reopen this bug if it doesn't work as expected.

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