Hi, On Fri, Jan 26, 2007, Michael Biebl wrote: > # pkg-config --variable handlersdir deskbar-applet > [nothing] > > I was tempted to file this bug with severity serious as it breaks the > build of one of my packages, which uses pkg-config --variable in it's > ./configure script.
Which package is this? On Sat, Feb 03, 2007, Daniel Leidert wrote: > That's a bug in the deskbar-applet > package, that defines a dependency via pkg-config file, but not via > Debian package dependencies. This bug should be reassigned to > deskbar-applet. You're correct, on the other hand this .pc file belongs to a -dev package, you don't want to pull python-gtk2-dev on systems simply using deskbar-applet. IMO, the file should simply be removed from the package for now until a deskbar-applet-dev is introduced, unless some Debian packages already rely on it. > You can workaround the issue temporarily by installing/defining a > dependency to python-gtk2-dev for the package you want to build. I think this is an acceptable solution for etch, especially since other solutions would be intrusive for packages using this .pc file and time consuming. Would you agree to tag this bug etch-ignore so that we can implement the clean solution of a -dev package in lenny? Bye, -- Loïc Minier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
