| Summary: | net-im/pidgin ebuild requires x11-libs/gtk+ and media-libs/gstreamer | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Nicholas Moore <nicholasvmoore> |
| Component: | Current packages | Assignee: | Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers> |
| Status: | RESOLVED INVALID | ||
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | High | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Hardware: | x86 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
Why don't you just do echo "net-im/pidgin -gstreamer -gtk" >> /etc/portage/package.use and be happy about your finch-only pidgin? See also http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=2 chapter 2.b. section "Declaring USE flags for individual packages" Marking this bug as INVALID because the average user wants pidgin with gtk user interface and gstreamer support. |
Within the IUSE flags on the ebuild gstreamer and gtk have a (+) in front of them, requiring them for use. If a user would like to only use finch, the ncurses client as i use, you cannot. I propose modifying the IUSE flags from IUSE="bonjour dbus debug doc eds gadu gnutls +gstreamer idn meanwhile" IUSE="${IUSE} networkmanager nls perl silc tcl tk spell qq gadu" IUSE="${IUSE} +gtk sasl ncurses groupwise prediction zephyr" # mono" --To-- IUSE="bonjour dbus debug doc eds gadu gnutls gstreamer idn meanwhile" IUSE="${IUSE} networkmanager nls perl silc tcl tk spell qq gadu" IUSE="${IUSE} gtk sasl ncurses groupwise prediction zephyr" # mono" I have tested this ebuild on my machine for many weeks now and have had much success on x86. I do not wish to have to continue using my own overlay to avert these dependencies. Reproducible: Always