I wanted to remove lm_sensors package. I launched yum of course ...
============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Removing: lm_sensors i386 2.10.0-3.1 installed 1.7 M Removing for dependencies: gkrellm i386 2.2.9-7.fc6 installed 1.7 M kdebase i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 53 M kdebindings i386 3.5.4-0.pre2.fc6 installed 22 M kdesdk i386 3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 16 M kdewebdev i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 31 M
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I don't understand why kde* is in the dependence list :s Is this normal ?
Thanks
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 10:20:11PM +0200, Thomas Canniot wrote:
I wanted to remove lm_sensors package. I launched yum of course ...
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lm_sensors i386 2.10.0-3.1 installed gkrellm i386 2.2.9-7.fc6 installed kdebase i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed kdebindings i386 3.5.4-0.pre2.fc6 installed kdesdk i386 3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed kdewebdev i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed
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I don't understand why kde* is in the dependence list :s Is this normal ?
Sure. All it takes is for something in kdebase to be linked against something from lm_sensors. Probably a taskbar monitoring applet.
Thomas Canniot wrote:
I wanted to remove lm_sensors package. I launched yum of course ...
...
Removing: lm_sensors i386 2.10.0-3.1 installed 1.7 M Removing for dependencies: gkrellm i386 2.2.9-7.fc6 installed kdebase i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed kdebindings i386 3.5.4-0.pre2.fc6 installed kdesdk i386 3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed kdewebdev i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed
I don't understand why kde* is in the dependence list :s Is this normal ?
kdebase uses libsensors contained in lm_sensors kdewebdev depends on kdesdk. Not sure how/why kdesdk/kdebindings are affected.
-- Rex
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 03:33:50PM -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
kdebase uses libsensors contained in lm_sensors kdewebdev depends on kdesdk. Not sure how/why kdesdk/kdebindings are affected.
They probably require soemthing in kdebase.
Matthew Miller wrote:
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 03:33:50PM -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
kdebase uses libsensors contained in lm_sensors kdewebdev depends on kdesdk. Not sure how/why kdesdk/kdebindings are affected.
They probably require soemthing in kdebase.
I thought that too, but quickly looking through kdesdk/kdebindings in cvs and the output of rpm -qR kdesdk*.rpm kdebindings.rpm didn't reveal anything (obvious). ??
-- Rex
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 10:02:09PM -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
kdebase uses libsensors contained in lm_sensors kdewebdev depends on kdesdk. Not sure how/why kdesdk/kdebindings are affected.
They probably require soemthing in kdebase.
I thought that too, but quickly looking through kdesdk/kdebindings in cvs and the output of rpm -qR kdesdk*.rpm kdebindings.rpm didn't reveal anything (obvious). ??
On the FC4 system I'm using right now (too lazy to look elsewhere):
$ rpm -qR kdebindings|grep kdebase kdebase >= 6:3.5.3
Thomas Canniot napisał(a):
I wanted to remove lm_sensors package. I launched yum of course ...
============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Removing: lm_sensors i386 2.10.0-3.1 installed 1.7 M Removing for dependencies: gkrellm i386 2.2.9-7.fc6 installed 1.7 M kdebase i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 53 M kdebindings i386 3.5.4-0.pre2.fc6 installed 22 M kdesdk i386 3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 16 M kdewebdev i386 6:3.5.4-0.pre1.fc6 installed 31 M
Transaction Summary
Install 0 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 6 Package(s)
I don't understand why kde* is in the dependence list :s Is this normal ?
Thanks
Hi.
You have got some "good" answers for your question: some packages required something from ...
I think - fedora developers should know, what exactly this "something" really is, don't think you so ?
Irens
On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 23:03 +0200, Jancio Wodnik wrote:
Hi.
You have got some "good" answers for your question: some packages required something from ...
No, he was told that kdebase explicitly uses libsensors in lm_sensors. Not just "some packages required from something."
I think - fedora developers should know, what exactly this "something" really is, don't think you so ?
They do. However, given that Rex (a non Red Hat employee) gave a perfectly valid answer, I doubt anybody bothered to really dig into it. Also note that none of the Red Hat employees that responded maintain KDE.
Stop being a troll.
josh
Josh Boyer napisał(a):
On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 23:03 +0200, Jancio Wodnik wrote:
Hi.
You have got some "good" answers for your question: some packages required something from ...
No, he was told that kdebase explicitly uses libsensors in lm_sensors. Not just "some packages required from something."
I think - fedora developers should know, what exactly this "something" really is, don't think you so ?
They do. However, given that Rex (a non Red Hat employee) gave a perfectly valid answer, I doubt anybody bothered to really dig into it. Also note that none of the Red Hat employees that responded maintain KDE.
Stop being a troll.
josh
No comments.
Irens.
On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 11:03:01PM +0200, Jancio Wodnik wrote:
You have got some "good" answers for your question: some packages required something from ... I think - fedora developers should know, what exactly this "something" really is, don't think you so ?
If very many fedora developers knew this level of detail about package interdependencies offhand, that would be a huge waste of brain space.
On Monday 07 August 2006 17:03, Jancio Wodnik wrote:
I think - fedora developers should know, what exactly this "something" really is, don't think you so ?
Sure, the maintainer for KDE should know this. However I am not the maintainer. I have to touch on all the packages in different ways, so I don't usually get in-depth knowledge of what each package uses each requires for.
So sorry if my answer wasn't up to par for you. *shrug*