On Thu, Nov 23, 2006 at 03:09:06PM +1030, Varsis Tomashibi wrote: > Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > > > >The Debian package has depended on mysql for many years. One of the > >optional plugins uses it. > > > > Oh? I never noticed. Seems like a strange dependency to me (shouldn't it > be a suggested package instead? I guess that's debatable), if the plugin > is optional that is. It basically means you have to install > mysql-common, libmysqlclient15off and other mysql components in order to > run an application that primarily doesn't use mysql unless an optional > plugin is installed?
The plugin is included in the bitchx package. It won't work without mysql. Therefore, by default, mysql is a dependency. The plugin is "europa"; I don't remember what it's for. I can't find a reference for it, but enabling optional features in Debian packages even when they require additional libraries is standard practice. It is no kind of hardship to install mysql-common to use BitchX. It's not like you need the server. -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
