[vlc] Re: Problem with Debian packages

[Derk-Jan Hartman]

If you promise to fix and maintain the kvlc and gvlc packages that would be
possible.
These interfaces are currently no longer being maintained, therefore there
usage is not advised.

DJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frans Pop" <aragorn at tiscali.nl>
To: <vlc at videolan.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: [vlc] Problem with Debian packages


> Hello,
>
> I recently upgraded to the 0.6.2-0woody.1 packages.
> As I am running KDE 3.1.4 on a Woody system, I unfortunately can not use
your
> kvlc frontend (as installing this would result in removing KDE 3.1.4).
> So I wanted to install _only_ the gvlc frontend.
>
> The problem is that the vlc package has "Recommends: gnome-vlc | wxvlc".
This
> means that dselect automatically wants to install gnome-vlc or wxvlc. I
dont
> want to install gnome-vlc as this would mean installing a lot of other
gnome
> packages.
>
> I think the solution would be to include the other front-ends in
"Recommends":
> "Recommends: gnome-vlc | kvlc | gvlc | wxvlc | ..."
>
> Alternatively, you could perhaps create a pseudo-package "vlc-frontend"
and
> have vlc "Recommends: vlc-frontend" (or even "Depends: vlc-frontend").
> Of course, the different frontends should then have "Provides:
vlc-frontend".
>
> Thanks for your excelent player.
>
> Frans Pop
>
> P.S. Should I file a bug for this problem?
>
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