Bug 194744

Summary:	app-editors/emacs-22.1 needs app-crypt/pinentry and *ssh-askpass when using cvs
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Sebastian Schubert <schubert.seb>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Emacs project <emacs>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	minor
Priority:	Low
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Sebastian Schubert 2007-10-04 21:38:05 UTC

Emacs needs pinentry and ssh-askpass to use the included cvs tools. To checkin I needed pinentry, to update to latest version it wants to use ssh-askpass (at least without customizing anything). Just emerging app-crypt/pinentry and net-misc/x11-ssh-askpass (or net-misc/gtk2-ssh-askpass) works for me. So please add a use flag or a hint to the ebuild.

Thx

Comment 1 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2007-10-05 06:49:39 UTC

In general, we don't add USE flags for optional runtime dependencies, because this would imply unnecessary rebuilding when new flags are enabled.

As for the "hint" (elog message in pkg_postinst?), it seems to me that your case is not common enough to justify this. For example, ssh-agent/ssh-add could be used instead, or vc could use another backend.

But thanks for your suggestion, even if we don't follow it.