[arch-general] libsoup 2.26.0-1 dependencies in [testing]

JM fijam at archlinux.us
Thu Apr 23 11:17:51 EDT 2009


On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Jan de Groot <jan at jgc.homeip.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 22:48 +0200, JM wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I noticed that libsoup in [testing] depends on gconf, is that really
>> necessary? Libsoup is a dependency for some desktop-agnostic applications
>> such as Midori (through its dependency on libwebkit) or hardinfo (currently
>> in AUR).
>>
>> Regards,
>> JM
>
> This is a temporary bugfix. At this moment the libproxy code in libsoup
> is unstable, so the libsoup developers decided to disable libproxy and
> use gconf instead for proxy detection. The changelog states that it's a
> temporary solution that will be worked out for 2.26.0. With 2.26.1, the
> dependencies will be the same as we had with the 2.25.x release which
> was in testing for a while.
>
>

libsoup 2.26.1-1 still carries the dependency on gconf. Has the
situation changed?

Regards,
JM


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