[arch-general] virt-manager empty package?
Does anyone know why virt-manager is an empty package? The package depends on virt-install which contains the virt-manager program, and just adds its dependencies. Is this intentional? The PKGBUILD suggests it tries to do something. -- damjan
virt-install is just for console usage, as is indicated in its package description, and virt-manager package adds and sets up dependencies needed for desktop parts of virt-manager.
It can't be right that this PKGBUILD[1] produces a completely empty package. I have filed a bug.[2] [1] https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=... [2] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/47527 2015-12-25 3:49 GMT+01:00 Neven Sajko <nsajko@gmail.com>:
virt-install is just for console usage, as is indicated in its package description, and virt-manager package adds and sets up dependencies needed for desktop parts of virt-manager.
2015-12-25 13:25 GMT+01:00 Sebastiaan Lokhorst <sebastiaanlokhorst@gmail.com
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It can't be right that this PKGBUILD[1] produces a completely empty package.
Okay, apparently it is. *https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43881 <https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43881>*
Hey, there is apparently a problem with this package (PKGBUILD). The bug mentioned in #43881 regarding the split package suggested to split the packages with their executables. And this is not happening. virt-manager has no files in it, just dependency. The virt-manager executable is shipped with virt-install. The packages should contain the respective executables. Kind Regards, Chris Am 25.12.2015 um 13:47 schrieb Sebastiaan Lokhorst:
2015-12-25 13:25 GMT+01:00 Sebastiaan Lokhorst <sebastiaanlokhorst@gmail.com
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It can't be right that this PKGBUILD[1] produces a completely empty package.
Okay, apparently it is. *https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43881 <https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43881>*
The virt-manager executable is shipped with virt-install. The packages should contain the respective executables.
It's easier/simpler to just add desktop deps with a separate package like this. The problem is that upstream doesn't separate desktop and console packages.
Try this http://sl1pkn07.wtf/paste/view/0b3c7db2 is for my personal use, need modification to sync with repos (damm you, gconf) greetings
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