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Bug 210616 - remove dependency app-arch/rpm2targz from net-www/netscape-flash
Summary: remove dependency app-arch/rpm2targz from net-www/netscape-flash
Status: RESOLVED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Jim Ramsay (lack) (RETIRED)
URL: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downlo...
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Reported: 2008-02-18 19:24 UTC by Boian Berberov
Modified: 2008-04-09 20:43 UTC (History)
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Description Boian Berberov 2008-02-18 19:24:25 UTC
Adobe provides a .tar.gz file for flash.  If possible, please remove the dependency on app-arch/rpm2targz.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-02-18 19:52:13 UTC
Poke us once they've released a new version, we are not changing stable ebuilds.
Comment 2 Boian Berberov 2008-04-09 18:15:16 UTC
I am reopening since a new version is now in portage and it is marked testing currently.
Comment 3 Jim Ramsay (lack) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-04-09 20:43:40 UTC
Sadly I don't think this can be done.

Problem 1: The .tar.gz they release does not include a version number.  Only the RPM actually includes the version number as part of the filename.  For example, with this latest release the downloadable filenames are:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
 - or -
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/flash-plugin-9.0.124.0-release.i386.rpm

And the name of the .tar.gz file hasn't changed for any of the previous releases that I can recall.

Problem 2) Their license prohibits us from hosting a properly-named .tar.gz on our own mirrors.

I would personally love to remove this dependency, but as long as Adobe continues to keep using an unversioned filename for the .tar.gz version and a non-mirroring clause in their license, there's nothing I can do about it.