[debhelper-devel] Bug#823990: dh_gconf no longer needs to add gconf2 dependency to misc:Depends?

[Niels Thykier]

Josselin Mouette:
> Hi Niels,
> 
> Le lundi 30 mai 2016 à 19:32 +0000, Niels Thykier a écrit :
>> Can you confirm that this dependency on gconf2 is now unnecessary?  At
>> first glance I cannot see a need for it now that the autoscripts have
>> been removed.
> 
> Unless the functionality is optional in the package (which is the case
> of pidgin), the gconf2 dependency is still needed. Not because of the
> scripts anymore, but because functionally, a binary shipped with gconf
> schemas will usually require them to execute.
> 
> Otherwise, you might end up with the binary aborting on startup.
> 
> Cheers,
> 

Ok, thanks.

Ari, the best I can then offer would be a switch for skipping the gconf2
dependency (i.e. an opt-out).  Is that still interesting?

Thanks,
~Niels



-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 801 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debhelper-devel/attachments/20160531/7364697d/attachment-0003.sig>