At least the ubuntu account plugin needs empathy: libtool: link: gcc -shared -fPIC -DPIC .libs/empathy-accounts-plugin.o .libs/empathy-accounts-plugin-widget.o -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/build/buildd/empathy-3.8.3/libempathy/.libs -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/build/buildd/empathy-3.8.3/libempathy-gtk/.libs -Wl,-rpath -Wl,/usr/lib/empathy -laccount-plugin-1.0 -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -latk-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo- gobject.so -lpango-1.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so -lmission- control-plugins -ltelepathy-glib -laccounts-glib -lsignon-glib -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 ../../../libempathy/.libs/libempathy.so ../../../libempathy-gtk/.libs/libempathy-gtk.so -O2 -Wl,-Bsymbolic- functions -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -Wl,-z -Wl,defs -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -pthread -Wl,-soname -Wl,libempathy-accounts-plugin.so -o .libs /libempathy-accounts-plugin.so
links against libempathy.so and libempathy-gtk.so The MC plugin OTOH does not need empathy: libtool: link: gcc -shared -fPIC -DPIC .libs/mission-control-plugin.o .libs/mcp-account-manager-uoa.o .libs/empathy-webcredentials-monitor.o -laccount-plugin-1.0 -lgtk-3 -lgdk-3 -latk-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so -lpango-1.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so -lmission-control- plugins -ltelepathy-glib -laccounts-glib -lsignon-glib -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -O2 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -Wl,-z -Wl,defs -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-soname -Wl,mcp-account- manager-uoa.so -o .libs/mcp-account-manager-uoa.so -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1203336 Title: decouple account-plugin-* and mcp-account-manager-* from empathy Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When installing account-plugins and mcp-account-managers from the ubuntu archive, empathy is pulled in as well, which looks like a completely useless dependency since none of the account-plugins / mcp- account-managers actually need empathy? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1203336/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
