Re: dependency change

On Fri, 15 May 2009 21:50:26 -0400
Grégory SCHMITT <gy.schmitt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le Sat, 16 May 2009 09:27:45 +1000,
> <tpgww@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
> > This is mostly for packagers.
> > 
> > As from a few days ago, svn emelFM2 no longer uses the file(1)
> > command to get info about items. Instead, the underlying libmagic is
> > used, if that's available. The interface to libmagic uses dlopen()
> > etc, so libmagic is not a run-time dependency. However, magic.h is
> > needed for building, so there's a new build-time pre-requisite,
> > libmagic-devel or whatever is relevant for your purposes.
> > 
> > I've tinkered with the 'control' file in the 'debian-unofficial' dir,
> > adding libmagic-devel. Can someone please advise if that's wrong.
> 
> At the moment, I don't think anyone is packaging emelFM2 for Debian.
> There was an email sometime ago from someone who intended to create an
> official package for Debian systems, however some points required
> clarification, such as the license for translation files or the removal
> of the debian-unofficial directory (if you need it, Tom, I can forward
> you the email).
> 
> Could it be possible to fix these issues ? It would be nice to have
> emelFM2 pushed in Debian as it will probably increase emelFM2's
> popularity.

I remember the discussion. AFAIK all of the matters raised were dealt with one 
way or another quite some time ago, except removal of the debian unofficial dir 
and its contents. IMHO the users of that stuff have a prior claim. Furthermore, 
any packager who doesn't want it can readily ignore or delete it.

Regards
Tom


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