Re: obs dependencies (suse)

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 13 Dec 2024 at 15:35, T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On 12/13/24 10:03, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > Le 13/12/2024 à 15:52, T Lee Davidson a écrit :
> >>> Can you provide the full log of the install process done on the
> command line?
> >>
> >> I thought that installing around 300 files was a bit much but figured
> Gambas needed the dependencies to make installation
> >> packages.
> >>
> >> Anyway, here's my installation log. Attachment: openSUSE-install.log
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > The 'spec' file makes the IDE package depends on autoconf, automake...
> >
> > They will be used if you use the IDE packager to make an 'autoconf'
> package, but they are not mandatory per se.
> >
> > So I don't think they should be a package requirement.
> >
> > A C compiler is needed to make the JIT component work. Otherwise, it is
> not be mandatory. It's just that if you don't install a
> > C compiler, you won't get just-in-time compiler. The 'spec' file uses
> 'Recommends:' keyword instead of 'Requires:'.
> >
> > Maybe I should do the same for 'autoconf' and other optional
> dependencies in the IDE package?
>
> Yes. If a dependency is optional it should be specified as Recommends so
> the user has the option to install or not.
>
>
> > Otherwise I don't understand why there are some development packages
> (qt6 for example?). They are not in the 'spec' file, they
> > must be indirect dependencies.
> >
> > Which command did you use exactly to install all that?
>
> I simply used the instructions on OBS:
> zypper addrepo
> https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:gambas:master/openSUSE_Leap_15.6/home:gambas:master.repo
> zypper refresh
> zypper install gambas3
>
>
> --
> Lee
>

I used YaST but it was a system that once had gambas compiled , it's
possible it was updates

I will do a new install on a new VM i am setting up from fresh now.

I'll post the log when i have it

Respects
BruceS