[fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
I downloaded some *.deb packages from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Linux%20i386%20DEB/Lazarus%200.9.30/ and wanted to install with dpkg -i *.deb There was an error libc6-dev not found. (crosscompile package). Where can I get this deb package? The installation is o

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 01/07/11 12:06, Rainer Stratmann wrote: I downloaded some *.deb packages from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Linux%20i386%20DEB/Lazarus%200.9.30/ and wanted to install with dpkg -i *.deb There was an error libc6-dev not found. (crosscompile package). Where can I

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
Am Friday 01 July 2011 13:22:58 schrieb Henry Vermaak: > On 01/07/11 12:06, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > > I downloaded some *.deb packages from here: > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Linux%20i386%20DE > >B/Lazarus%200.9.30/ and wanted to install with > > dpkg -i *.deb > > >

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 01/07/11 12:58, Rainer Stratmann wrote: The win32 crosscompile package requires a lot of other packages that are not available in the debian (standard!) distribution. It only requires the fpc packages (obviously), binutils and libc6dev: hcv@technical09:~/Desktop$ dpkg --info fpc_crosswin32

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
fpc_crosswin... ...requires fp-units-gtk ...fp-units-gtk... ...requires libgtk2.0-dev ...and that lib requires other libs... and so on Why is it only possible with this libs? Isn't it possible with the libs which has debian 'on board' ? Am Friday 01 July 2011 14:26:09 schrieb Henry Vermaak: >

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 01/07/11 16:35, Rainer Stratmann wrote: fpc_crosswin... ...requires fp-units-gtk ...fp-units-gtk... ...requires libgtk2.0-dev ...and that lib requires other libs... and so on Why is it only possible with this libs? Isn't it possible with the libs which has debian 'on board' ? What does "

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
Am Friday 01 July 2011 17:39:56 schrieb Henry Vermaak: > On 01/07/11 16:35, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > > fpc_crosswin... ...requires fp-units-gtk > > > > ...fp-units-gtk... ...requires libgtk2.0-dev > > > > ...and that lib requires other libs... > > > > and so on > > > > Why is it only possible with

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 01 Jul 2011, at 17:51, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > I installed KDE Desktop. May be then the lib libgtk2.0-dev was not installed > by the debian installer. -dev packages are almost never installed by default, because they are only required when compiling programs that link against these librar

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
Am Friday 01 July 2011 17:54:25 schrieb Jonas Maebe: > On 01 Jul 2011, at 17:51, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > > I installed KDE Desktop. May be then the lib libgtk2.0-dev was not > > installed by the debian installer. > > -dev packages are almost never installed by default, because they are only > req

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 01 Jul 2011, at 18:41, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > Am Friday 01 July 2011 17:54:25 schrieb Jonas Maebe: >> On 01 Jul 2011, at 17:51, Rainer Stratmann wrote: >>> I installed KDE Desktop. May be then the lib libgtk2.0-dev was not >>> installed by the debian installer. >> >> -dev packages are almo

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
Am Friday 01 July 2011 18:57:49 schrieb Jonas Maebe: > On 01 Jul 2011, at 18:41, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > > Am Friday 01 July 2011 17:54:25 schrieb Jonas Maebe: > >> On 01 Jul 2011, at 17:51, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > >>> I installed KDE Desktop. May be then the lib libgtk2.0-dev was not > >>> ins

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Jonas Maebe
On 01 Jul 2011, at 19:09, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > Am Friday 01 July 2011 18:57:49 schrieb Jonas Maebe: >> Yes, that is possible, but that is not Debian's policy (their policy is: if >> it installs, it should be fully functional). If you disagree with Debian's >> policy, either discuss it with t

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Rainer Stratmann
Am Friday 01 July 2011 19:21:31 schrieb Jonas Maebe: > On 01 Jul 2011, at 19:09, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > > Am Friday 01 July 2011 18:57:49 schrieb Jonas Maebe: > >> Yes, that is possible, but that is not Debian's policy (their policy is: > >> if it installs, it should be fully functional). If you

Re: [fpc-pascal] Installing *.deb Packages

2011-07-01 Thread Henry Vermaak
On 1 July 2011 17:41, Rainer Stratmann wrote: > Isn't it possible to install the stuff without these dependencies and then put > later an error if these libs/units are used? Read the man page for dpkg and search for "depends". You should be able to set dependency errors to warnings. Henry _