Bug#640354: libisfreetype-5.2-java: circular dependency with libisnativec-java

[Bill Allombert]

On Tue, Sep 06, 2011 at 07:37:09PM +0200, Torsten Werner wrote:
> tags 640354 + wontfix
> thanks
> 
> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Bill Allombert
> <Bill.Allombert at math.u-bordeaux1.fr> wrote:
> > libisnativec-java-highlvl Depends: libisfreetype-5.2-java, libisnativec-java-lowlvl
> > libisfreetype-5.2-java    Depends: libisnativec-java-lowlvl
> 
> As the package ships exactly 1 library I do not know how to split it
> without creating an unmaintainable mess if it is possible at all.
> While I do see some value in avoiding circular dependencies I value
> maintainability even more. I tag the bug report wontfix for that
> reason. Feel free to send a patch for review if the issue is important
> to you.
> 
> Thanks for checking the description. I'll fix it in the SCM repo.

By the way, libisfreetype-java description has a similar bug:

 This package provides a only a link to the very latest
 version of libisfreetype.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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