On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 09:29:20AM +0200, franck routier wrote: > > Hi list ! > > I was just wondering if the building of new / updated packages in > unstable is automatic, or if somebody has to somehow take care of it ? > > In fact, the point is a few packages I'd like to install have broken > dependencies : > > gnumeric : depends libgal7 (>=0.8-6) but is not installable > > evolution : depends libgal6 but is not installable > depends libgtkhtml7 (>=0.8.3-5) but is not installable > > gnucash : depends libgal7 (>=0.8-6) but is not installable > depends libgtkhtml9 (>=0.9.2-2) but is not installable > > All these packages just work fine on my i386 unstable box, but won't > install on my powerpc unstable laptop. > > So is that a bug (in which case I could send a bug report), > or just a delay due to someone having to spend time and energy on it (in > which case I have another question : is there a way for a technically > not especially skilled user to help?) ? >
The build process is automated, but there are several places that depend on humans. Such as specifying those dependencies, and coding for cross-platform use. Probably, if you trace the dependencies of those packages, you'll find one that is holding several others up. I don't know about these specific packages, someone who knows more will probably reply with details... Mike
