832094 – sys-libs/glibc-2.34-r7: FEATURES=installsources is enabled but the debugedit binary could not be found

Bug 832094 - sys-libs/glibc-2.34-r7: FEATURES=installsources is enabled but the debugedit binary could not be found

Summary: sys-libs/glibc-2.34-r7: FEATURES=installsources is enabled but the debugedit ...

Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers

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Reported:	2022-01-26 11:46 UTC by Michael Hofmann
Modified:	2022-01-31 17:28 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Michael Hofmann 2022-01-26 11:46:33 UTC

I just installed glibc-2.34-r7. Emerge printed more then a hundred times:

* FEATURES=installsources is enabled but the debugedit binary could not be
* found. This feature will not work unless debugedit is installed!

It's true that FEATURES=installsources is defined on my machine for glibc. It's also true that debugedit was not installed.

But wouldn't it be better to have a build dependency that pulls in debugedit if FEATURES=installsources and if debugedit is not installed?

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Sam James archtester

2022-01-26 20:57:43 UTC

Problem is, this applies for every single package, it's not specific to glibc.

And Portage can't/shouldn't make dependency changes based on FEATURES.

(Similar for distcc, ccache too.)

Comment 2 Michael Hofmann 2022-01-27 01:12:58 UTC

I understand.

Please feel free to close the issue.