Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:48:11 +1000 (EST) From: Robert Backhaus <robbak@westnet.com.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/112539: Cyclic Dependency gimp <-> gimp-help Message-ID: <200705082348.l48NmBs0015838@boffin.flexi.robbak.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200705090210.l492A7Sx044299@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 112539 >Category: ports >Synopsis: Cyclic Dependency gimp <-> gimp-help >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed May 09 02:10:04 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Backhaus >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD boffin.flexi.robbak.com 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #0: Tue May 8 09:30:51 EST 2007 robbak@boffin.flexi.robbak.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BOFFIN i386 >Description: While using portmaster, I triggered a cyclic dependency by selecting the gimp-help file from the config screen. When you select gimp-help from the config, gimp becomes dependent on gimp-help, and gimp-help lists a dependency on gimp. >How-To-Repeat: Uninstall gimp help and gimp. Attempt to install gimp, and select the help file option. >Fix: Work-around:Unselect the help file option from the make config screen. Fix: My preferred fix would be to remove the gimp dependency from gimp-help. It is possible that someone might want to install the help docs on a maching without gimp (To serve them on a network, perhaps? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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