FS#77769 - [libxfont2] Missing dependency: xorgproto

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Balló György (City-busz) - Tuesday, 07 March 2023, 17:56 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Wednesday, 08 March 2023, 15:14 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

xorgproto is defined as requires in pkg-config file xfont2.pc. Please move it from makedepends=() to depends=().

It's a header-only dependency defined here:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxfont/-/blob/a5ee0e9ab968d795fdb9983457a9b7d16ed249ef/xfont2.pc.in#L9

Related discussion:
https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/arch-dev-public%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/A2MV7T3NDHVHWX6WHIHH2DKH4YSWSIIX/
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Wednesday, 08 March 2023, 15:14 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  2.0.6-2
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 07 March 2023, 20:33 GMT
I formally object on the grounds of technical incorrectness [1]

[1] https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/namcap/-/issues/29#note_89781

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