Bug 122959

Summary:	undocumented mozilla-thunderbird dependency
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Andréas Berg <andy-gentoo>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	VERIFIED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	andy-gentoo
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andréas Berg 2006-02-15 13:30:29 UTC

I've tried to get rid of the x11-plugins/enigmail package since it messes up thunderbird but my system keeps installing it. mozilla-thunderbird has a undocumented dependency towards it.

In my opinion, a application should never have a dependency on a plugin unless the application cannot run without it. In this case, it runs fine without enigmail, it even runs better.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-02-15 13:42:35 UTC

Remove crypt from your use flags...

Comment 2 Andréas Berg 2006-02-15 13:48:46 UTC

I did and that works, thanks. It still isn't documented though, at least not according to gentoo-portage.com.

enigmail has no reverse dependancies.

Comment 3 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-02-15 13:50:23 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> I did and that works, thanks. It still isn't documented though, at least not
> according to gentoo-portage.com.
> 
> enigmail has no reverse dependancies.

And so what? mozilla-thunderbird PDEPENDS on it.

Comment 4 Andréas Berg 2006-02-15 13:53:14 UTC

I guess good documentation is not something you want. So, considering your attitude, nevermind.

Comment 5 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-02-15 14:12:19 UTC

(In reply to comment #4)
> I guess good documentation is not something you want. So, considering your
> attitude, nevermind.

Like - huh? We don't run gentoo-portage.com at all. 

http://gentoo-portage.com/FAQ
<snip>
What is gentoo-portage.com?

gentoo-portage.com is an unofficial gentoo package listing system. It provides detailed information regarding the package and allows users to post their own comments. 
</snip>

Go complain to the people responsible for that domain that it doesn't document reverse dependencies of whatever. We don't care much about gentoo-portage.com, to be honest...