# emerge -pvt dev-java/icedtea-bin:6 Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] dev-java/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7:6 USE="-X -alsa -cjk -cups -doc -examples -nsplugin -source" 0 kB # ldd /opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7/jre/lib/amd64/libfontmanager.so linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fff693fe000) libfreetype.so.6 => not found libawt.so => /opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7/jre/lib/amd64/libawt.so (0x00007f8dd6fe0000) libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.7.3/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f8dd6cc5000) libjava.so => /opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7/jre/lib/amd64/libjava.so (0x00007f8dd6a93000) libjvm.so => not found libm.so.6 => /lib64/libm.so.6 (0x00007f8dd6795000) libc.so.6 => /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x00007f8dd63f4000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.7.3/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f8dd61de000) libjvm.so => not found libdl.so.2 => /lib64/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f8dd5fda000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f8dd7513000) libjvm.so => not found libverify.so => /opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.12.7/jre/lib/amd64/libverify.so (0x00007f8dd5dc8000) libnsl.so.1 => /lib64/libnsl.so.1 (0x00007f8dd5bb1000) libjvm.so => not found The important line to note is "libfreetype.so.6 => not found" The ebuild has following : X_COMMON_DEP=" >=dev-libs/glib-2.32:2 >=media-libs/freetype-2.4.9:2 >=x11-libs/gtk+-2.24:2 >=x11-libs/libX11-1.4 >=x11-libs/libXext-1.3 >=x11-libs/libXi-1.6 >=x11-libs/libXtst-1.2" RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEP} X? ( ${X_COMMON_DEP} ..." So, media-libs/freetype should always to used as a RDEPEND, or libfontmanager.so should be installed only when USE=X. In my current case, I don't need X and can have media-libs/freetype without no issue. This is needed to fix the issue : USE=-X emerge media-libs/freetype Reproducible: Always
I have dev-java/icedtea-bin installed with USE=-X but unmerging media-libs/freetype leaves me with !!! existing preserved libs: >>> package: media-libs/freetype-2.5.5 * - /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 * - /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.11.4 * used by /opt/icedtea-bin-6.1.13.5/jre/lib/i386/libfontmanager.so (dev-java/icedtea-bin-6.1.13.5) Looks like icedtea-bin really needs freetype
I need to speak to Caster about the icedtea-bin package but my guess is that we should remove this file when X is disabled. No other binary in the package seems to depend on it so it's probably only loaded when required. There are situations where even a headless VM could require this file but there's not much we can do about that other than to suggest that you build icedtea instead.
(In reply to James Le Cuirot from comment #2) > There are situations where even a headless VM could require this file but > there's not much we can do about that other than to suggest that you build > icedtea instead. At least for me having to deal with icedtea-bin at all is extra work. AFAIR it's a dependency for some java virtual ebuild which is pulled in if you emerge dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin. If there's a chance of getting rid of the icedtea-bin dependency alltogether I'm all for that.
(In reply to Dirk Olmes from comment #3) > At least for me having to deal with icedtea-bin at all is extra work. AFAIR > it's a dependency for some java virtual ebuild which is pulled in if you > emerge dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin. If there's a chance of getting rid of the > icedtea-bin dependency alltogether I'm all for that. That happens because oracle-jdk-bin is stable, all VMs require java-config, java-config requires virtual/jdk, and virtual/jdk-1.7 is unstable so it pulls in 1.6. This is obviously a very silly situation but stabilising 1.7 is the current hot topic of the week so it should get resolved soon.
(In reply to James Le Cuirot from comment #4) > That happens because oracle-jdk-bin is stable, all VMs require java-config, > java-config requires virtual/jdk, and virtual/jdk-1.7 is unstable so it > pulls in 1.6. This is obviously a very silly situation but stabilising 1.7 > is the current hot topic of the week so it should get resolved soon. Thanks for the explanation.
What makes you think freetype is related to X? Fonts can be rendered onto off-screen surfaces for images and printing. In general, I think there is a place for a binary IcedTea package for slow architectures where it can take hours to build. However, at the moment, the binaries are only provided for architectures where it is least needed; on x86 & x86_64, it should be possibly to build in < 10 minutes on modern machines.
(In reply to Andrew John Hughes from comment #6) > What makes you think freetype is related to X? Fonts can be rendered onto > off-screen surfaces for images and printing. I understand that though freetype doesn't pull in as many deps as I thought it did. I guess it wouldn't hurt to add it. > In general, I think there is a place for a binary IcedTea package for slow > architectures where it can take hours to build. However, at the moment, the > binaries are only provided for architectures where it is least needed; on > x86 & x86_64, it should be possibly to build in < 10 minutes on modern > machines. About 40 minutes on my last attempt, though that didn't include gcj. I do plan to create binaries for at least ppc though.
Now fixed. freetype has been made a mandatory dependency.
