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FS#59078 - [hplip] python-gobject dependency should be hard and not optional

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 03:23 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 20 January 2019, 19:10 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

"hp-setup -i" will complain if python-gobject is not installed:

error: Unable to load pkit...is HPLIP installed?
error: Python gobject/dbus may be not installed

While it does continue on and successfully sets up the printer, scanning is completely broken. I had to manually install python-gobject and re-run hp-setup again. Now no more errors and scanning works.

Please make python-gobject a hard depenency to resolve this issue.

hplip-3.18.6-1
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Sunday, 20 January 2019, 19:10 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  3.18.12-2
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Thursday, 21 June 2018, 19:13 GMT
Python-goject isn't required for other use cases and technically not required to use other hplip parts. It's an optional dependency to run the gui.
Check requirements at https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/install/manual/distros/other .
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Friday, 22 June 2018, 05:33 GMT
Yes, while researching the issue I came across that HP page. Unfortunately it's incomplete.

And it's not just the GUI. "hp-setup -i x.x.x.x" is CLI only and it reveals the problem. hp-setup is the first thing mentioned in the Arch Wiki re hplip and it would seem to be rather vital.

Most folks won't see the problem because python-gobject has already been pulled in by a desktop environment or whatever. I only noticed the issue while setting up a new minimal system without desktop bloat.

I wasted a lot of time debugging this issue and just wanted to save some other sucker the grief.

Your call.
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Friday, 22 June 2018, 16:57 GMT
I guess it makes more sense to modify the optdepends description.

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