The sci-visualization/qtiplot-0.9.8.2 has the following dependency: RDEPEND="${CDEPEND} python? ( dev-python/PyQt4[X] dev-python/pygsl dev-python/rpy sci-libs/scipy )" However it is not required to install pygsl, rpy and scipy to run qtiplot. The qtiplot contains an example initialization script, which will try to import certain module from these packages to enhance some functions, but is not strictly required. The python scripting can still start without those. And the initialization script from the qtiplot package serves just as an example. Usually people will have their own initialization script, to define and import some customs things. I suggest that the qtiplot should drop the dependency for these optional packages. Perhaps certain message can be added to the ebuild, which tells the users that he can emerge pygsl, rpy and scipy if he wants to use some enhanced function from the example initialization script. P.S. The new example script will also try to import sympy. Reproducible: Always
But then we will have automagics, when those packages are installed. Do we want this?
Also could you suggest elog message?
Yes, I am suggesting elog. Sorry just forgot that term. As I explained, the default python initialization script comes with qtiplot is just one example. Anyone who really need to use python script will and should check the initialization script, and even write their own. And also, all the scripting examples described in the manual of qtiplot can be executed with the default initialization script when those additional packages are missing.
That's right, but when they are present they will be used, although the user might not want it, That's what is meant with automagic. But you are right, thay aren't needed and the use of those scripts wil be heavily changed by the user. So will dropp them, and add an msg. Thanks for reporting.
+ 19 Sep 2010; Justin Lecher <jlec@gentoo.org> qtiplot-0.9.8.2.ebuild: + Removed not really needed dependencies for python support, 337471 +
