----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Cygwin-Apps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: RE: [FINALLY]: Mutt-1.4-1 package ready
> > Also, libintl2 requires libiconv2, so he should only need to depend on > > libintl2. Similarly, libncurses6 requires terminfo, so he should only > > need to depend on libncurses6. > > > > http://cygwin.com/setup.html#setup.hint recommends this: > > "Hierarchical dependencies should work correctly, however, it is best to always > include specific dependencies, i.e. don't drop 'bar' from your dependency list > if your package requires it, even if you are including 'foo' which relies on > 'bar'." Read it more closely! That paragraph describes the following -direct- dependency case: package: foo bar foo: bar but.. the mutt situation is (truncated) mutt: libncurses6 libncurses6: terminfo so listing terminfo IS incorrect, unless a -direct- dependency exists. Rob
