[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#591151: libpcsclite1: depends on pcscd which is priority: extra

[Jonathan Nieder]

Ludovic Rousseau wrote:

>  pcscd      - Middleware to access a smart card using PC/SC (daemon side)
[...]
>  pcsc-lite (1.6.2-1) experimental; urgency=low
>  .
>    * New upstream release
>    * debian/rules: use the minimal dh rules
>    * debian/control: Standards-Version: 3.8.4 -> 3.9.1. No change needed.
>    * Fix "depends on pcscd which is priority: extra". The 3 packages are now
>      priority "optional" (Closes: #591151)

Thanks!

Jonathan Nieder wrote:

> Noticed because wpasupplicant depends on these.

Speaking of which, from a naïve point of view it is not clear
why wpasupplicant would need this.

Kel, would it be appropriate for wpasupplicant to avoid a strict
dependency on libpcsclite, by using dlopen() maybe?  (Note I am only
asking if it would be appropriate; the actual work would fall on the
shoulders of people with an interest in that happening.)

Ludovic, would it be appropriate for libpcsclite to avoid a strict
dependency on pcscd and get the latter installed where appropriate
some other way (e.g., the desktop task)?  I would like to see it
made easier to remove pcscd on systems because worrying about such
setuid binaries is an unnecessary administration hassle.

Regards,
Jonathan