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FS#6183 - nvidia-utils should depend on gtk2

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Eric Gillingham (sysrq) - Sunday, 07 January 2007, 23:54 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Without installing gtk2 on my system and trying to run nvidia-settings it fails to start complaining about missing libraries. ldd confirms the linking dep
...
libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb7bcb000)
libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (0xb7b4a000)
...

This is with nvidia-utils 1.0.9631-1
This task depends upon

Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Monday, 08 January 2007, 18:22 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 07 January 2007, 23:59 GMT
having additional dependencies for a control panel while you're installing a videodriver is not wanted IMHO. Some people are allergic to libraries with a G in its name and don't use the control panel, while they do want to use the primary function of nvidia-utils: the display driver.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Monday, 08 January 2007, 18:22 GMT
echo In order to use nvidia-settings, you need to install 'gtk2' package.
its stated during isntall --> not a bug

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