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FS#41133 - [pypy] both depends on and provides python2

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by M Henning (drawoc) - Tuesday, 08 July 2014, 18:29 GMT
Last edited by Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro) - Wednesday, 09 July 2014, 01:49 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The current version of the pypy package (pypy-2.3.1-3) both depends on and provides python2, which makes pacman think that pypy depends on itself, and triggers a warning:

resolving dependencies...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: pypy will be installed before its pypy dependency
looking for inter-conflicts...

It seems to me that python2 should not be listed as a dependency of pypy. (Unless pypy actually needs files from cpython, in which case it should probably not provide python2).
This task depends upon

Closed by  Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro)
Wednesday, 09 July 2014, 01:49 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Building now...

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