There are many applications that can use stardict-format dictionaries. sdcv, goldendict, qstardict. I did emerge -1 for dictionary package and it can be used by that software without original stardict installed. Therefor, stardict dependency is unnecessary. Reproducible: Always
I meant emerge -O instead of emerge -1
(In reply to comment #0) > There are many applications that can use stardict-format dictionaries. sdcv, > goldendict, qstardict. I did emerge -1 for dictionary package and it can be > used by that software without original stardict installed. > > Therefor, stardict dependency is unnecessary. > > Reproducible: Always We need to create a virtual package then to pull that stardict alternatives. CCing maintainers of that alternatives in Gentoo, for now: app-text/sdcv app-text/goldendict app-text/stardict Do you know more alternatives
I use app-text/qstardict. But it is not in the main portage tree. I use ebuild from overlay "rion". I don't know any other alternatives.
(In reply to comment #2) > (In reply to comment #0) > > There are many applications that can use stardict-format dictionaries. sdcv, > > goldendict, qstardict. I did emerge -1 for dictionary package and it can be > > used by that software without original stardict installed. > > > > Therefor, stardict dependency is unnecessary. > > > > Reproducible: Always > > We need to create a virtual package then to pull that stardict alternatives. > CCing maintainers of that alternatives in Gentoo, for now: > app-text/sdcv > app-text/goldendict > app-text/stardict > > Do you know more alternatives Maintainers, ok to create it?
We discussed this at the last Qt team meeting, and agreed that a virtual feels a bit redundant. A "|| ( ... )" dependency in stardict.eclass should be enough. Are we missing something?
+ 05 Jun 2012; Pacho Ramos <pacho@gentoo.org> stardict.eclass: + Allow more providers for stardict, bug #413093 by tot-to and qt team. +
