On Friday 24 March 2006 04:24, Linda Walsh wrote:
Simple example -- most of the Suse10 packages require something called libcom_err. Not only does this package not exist under SuSE93, but of course they all build fine under 9.3.
This package, (libcom_err), BTW, was added as a "new requirement" for suse10 packages. It wasn't just some old package that the other packages used to rely on but no longer or that "coasted" in tot he new system. So far, every source package I've looked at on suse10 lists "libcom_err" as a "prereq", but none of those packages seem to require it to build.
If you compile xine without libmpeg-devel installed it will compile just fine. It just won't be able to play mpegs. Most packages that use autotools to build don't have to have everything installed, they will build anyway. They will just be lacking some functionality in the finished binary The fact that it builds isn't proof enough that the necessity wasn't there -- Certified: Yes. Certifiable: of course! jabber ID: anders@rydsbo.net