Re: [Fink-users] update/obsolete problems

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:04:49PM -0600, Stan Sanderson wrote:
> OS 10.5.5, PPC, Xcode 3.1.1, X11 2.3.1; Gnome installed (unstable  
> tree); legacy fink install, updated successfully until present  
> problem(s).
> 
> In attempting to update e.g., bug-buddy 2.20.1-5, I am warned that  
> BuildDepends and preferred Depends are obsolete; the update fails. The  
> offending files are gaile18-dev and libgnomeui2.
> 
> Current pending updates--
> (i)  gnome-panel            2.20.3-4
> (i)  gnome-panel-dev        2.20.3-4
> (i)  gnome-panel-shlibs     2.20.3-4
> (i)  gnome-session          2.20.3-3
> (i)  gnome-utils            2.20.0.1-4
> (i)  gnome-utils-shlibs     2.20.0.1-4
> (i)  libnautilus-ext1-dev   2.20.0-3
> (i)  libnautilus-ext1-shli  2.20.0-3
> (i)  nautilus               2.20.0-3
> 
> If past experience informs, the warnings are only that; however, I  
> don't know what to do other than wait...

Right, the warnings are only warnings...they're only solveable by the
maintainer (fix his package to depend on the non-obsolete replacement
package(s). However, there isn't even a functional problem...obsolete
packages will continue to work indefinitely, they're just well,
obsolete. Unless you have a failure, you don't have a problem at all.

dan

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Daniel Macks
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