Daniel Macks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2007 at 08:58:35PM +0100, Claus Atzenbeck wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I experienced a strange behavior: "cleanup --all" wants to remove glib2. >> I am surprised that it is supposed to be removed, since many packages >> depend on it. Here is what I see: >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> $ fink cleanup --all >> [...] >> The following 1 obsolete package(s) will be removed: >> glib2 2.12.9-1 Handy library of utility functions >> >> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait --purge glib2 >> dpkg: Abh"angigkeitsproblem verhindert das L"oschen von glib2: >> pango1-xft2 h"angt ab von glib2 (>= 2.6.6-1111). > [lots more] > > Due to a reorganization of the glib2* package set, the "glib2" package > itself no longer contains any files--there is no (longer:) any reason > for any package to need or want it. However, some packages have not > yet been adjusted by their maintainers for this new glib2* layout. You > are seeing a symptom of those un-adjusted packages...no harm in having > an empty package installed. For more information, see: > > http://wiki.finkproject.org/index.php/Fink:Packaging:Obsolete_Packages > > and (I think) 'fink info glib2'.
Note that this is the result of a *change* to the package layout, not just a belated observation that glib2 has never had anything in it. So one has to update the dependencies _to require the version that has the new layout_, not just change the package-name listed in the dependency. dan -- Daniel Macks [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netspace.org/~dmacks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
