I think the right solution is to make it a constrained depends on ~kFreeBSD systems, because I'm pretty sure it doesn't work without iproute on Linux. (My memory is weak in this area though.)
Thanks for the report. On 10 March 2011 06:16, Mats Erik Andersson <[email protected]>wrote: > Package: pmacct > Version: 0.12.1-1 > Severity: wishlist > > The binaries in this package build without problems also > for GNU/kFreeBSD, but due to a manually specified depen- > dency on "iproute" the package remains uninstallable for > GNU/kFreeBSD. > > Could the dependency be relaxed to "Recommends" or "Suggests"? > Or could collaboration uncover whether there are replacement > tools, accessible for GNU/kFreeBSD. The mechanisms seemingly > used in the source indicate very little dependency in Linux > proper, the only exception being dependent on ENABLE_ULOG > which need netfilter code. > > Best regards, > Mats Erik Andersson, DM > > >
