hal-device-manager in the package hal-0.2.97 depends on gnome-python. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. run hal-device-manager without having emerged gnome-python Actual Results: jonls@jonlinux ~ % hal-device-manager Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/hal-device-manager", line 8, in ? import gnome ImportError: No module named gnome
hal-device-manager is a dev tool, it is of no consequence to users and as such i didn't include it in the dep count. To have something lowlevel as hal dep on gnome-python is silly.