On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 10:55:15 +0200
Lukas Javorsky <ljavo...@redhat.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The GNU project `sharutils` raised a question in upstream mailing list if
> there is still a need for this package. [1]
>
> I identified multiple packages that still depend on sharutils (some of them
> are crucial for Fedora), so I wanted to raise this question with you and
> find out if these requirements are really justified or just leftovers from
> some old forgotten reasons.
>
> Here is the list of packages that require sharutils:
> MagicPoint
> hylafax+
> Singular
> annobin
> automake
> binutils
> cross-gcc
> fakeroot
> frysk
> gcc
> gcc14
> libarchive
> mingw-binutils
> patool
> perl-Convert-UU
> perl-Net-FTPServer
> perl-PDL
> ppl
> yara
>
> What do you think? Any ideas?
binutils and gcc use sharutils to uuencode testsuite results and pass
them thru build.log. We can drop the dep from cross-gcc because we
don't run the testsuite.
Dan
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