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commit: 3dc3be9929eaa97576882ab23ac02d9f51368f2d |
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Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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AuthorDate: Wed Apr 15 18:25:07 2020 +0000 |
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Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Sat May 9 11:06:19 2020 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=3dc3be99 |
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general-concepts/dependencies: Tips for checking dependencies. |
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This is taken from the Gentoo Developer Handbook, chapter |
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"Ebuild HOWTO" (proj/en/devrel/handbook/hb-guide-ebuild.xml), |
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section "Package Dependencies", subsection "Important Notes", |
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which in turn had been copied from chapter "Common ebuild Mistakes" |
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(proj/en/devrel/handbook/hb-guide-common-mistakes.xml), section |
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"Common Ebuild Writing Mistakes", subsection "DEPEND is incomplete". |
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Permission to reuse the CC-BY-SA-1.0 work under CC BY-SA version 2.0 |
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or any later version of that license obtained from author plasmaroo |
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per e-mail on 2015-04-16, Message-ID |
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<CAGV+WHCJ61hvw7kh+Wz=uO2esihwc1dXsCWJJWeFAA7UOyyayw <AT> mail.gmail.com>. |
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Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/465764 |
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Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> |
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general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml |
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index 52d053e..319137f 100644 |
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--- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml |
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+++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml |
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@@ -573,6 +573,57 @@ DEPEND=" |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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+<section> |
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+<title>Tips for Checking Dependencies</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+It is important to ensure that all the dependencies are complete for your |
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+package: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<dl> |
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+ <dt>Look at installed binaries/libraries</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Use a tool like <c>scanelf -n</c> (from app-misc/pax-utils) or |
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+ <c>objdump -p</c> (from sys-devel/binutils) to list <c>DT_NEEDED</c> |
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+ entries |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt>Look in <c>configure.ac</c></dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Look for checks for packages in here. Things to look out for are pkg-config |
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+ checks or <c>AM_*</c> functions that check for a specific version. |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt>Look at included <c>.spec</c> files</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ A good indication of dependencies is to look at the included <c>.spec</c> |
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+ files for relevant deps. However, do not trust them to be the definitive |
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+ complete list of dependencies. |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt>Look at the application/library website</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Check the application website for possible dependencies that they suggest |
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+ are needed |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt>Read the <c>README</c> and <c>INSTALL</c> for the package</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ They usually also contain useful information about building and installing |
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+ packages |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt> |
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+ Remember non-binary dependencies such as pkg-config, doc generation |
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+ programs, etc. |
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+ </dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Usually the build process requires some dependencies such as intltool, |
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+ libtool, pkg-config, doxygen, scrollkeeper, gtk-doc, etc. Make sure those |
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+ are clearly stated. |
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+ </dd> |
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+</dl> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</section> |
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+ |
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<section> |
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<title>Implicit System Dependency</title> |
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<body> |
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