0004379: Bash dependancy

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0004379

[texinfo] packaging

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2010-03-27 17:43

2010-04-11 20:59

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yann

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dam

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normal

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0004379: Bash dependancy

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I saw in bug 0003613 that you depend on CSWbash as one texinfo script requires bash.
However there is an info file in bash:

  - if texinfo is not installed, I have "CSWtexinfo not found" message. Installation works but it's not really nice.

  - if I depend on texinfo, it a cyclic dependancy as texinfo depend on bash.

I see several solution to this probleme:

  - make texinfo scripts use SUN bash instead of OpenCSW one and suppress the dependancy.

  - change the "CSWtexinfo not found" message to something nicer, for example, a message that explain the impact of texinfo not being found (I don't know it myself) and how to install it;

  - do not display a message at all. If someone want info files, it needs to install texinfo.

   solution 2 & 3 would require to have the texinfo postinstall launch install-info for every info file installed prior the package installation. It's maybe already done, I have not checked.

What's your opinion on this ?

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(0007759) dam (administrator) 2010-03-27 20:54	Solution 2 has already been implemented, the text now reads (texinfo will be registered when CSWtexinfo is installed) and will be updated when CSWcswclassutils will next be released: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/browser/csw/mgar/pkg/cswclassutils/trunk/files/CSWcswclassutils.i.cswtexinfo#L20 [^] The behaviour is documented at http://wiki.opencsw.org/cswclassutils-package#toc19 [^] Where have you looked for docs so I can add it to a more findable place?

(0007760) yann (developer) 2010-03-27 22:03	Don't worry with the doc, I didn't look check the cswclassutils wiki. You can close the bug.