Re: Bug#508230: /usr/bin/autopoint: Please make it possible, to use autopoint without cvs (fwd)

[Michael Biebl]

Bruno Haible wrote:
> Michael Biebl wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> running "autoreconf" on almost any GNOME project will call autopoint,
>> which in turn calls cvs.
> 
> The gettext-0.17/DEPENDENCIES files lists this dependency:
> 
>   The following packages should be installed when GNU gettext is installed:
> 
>   * CVS 1.11 or newer
>     + Recommended.
>       Needed by the 'autopoint' program.
>     + Homepage:
>       http://ximbiot.com/cvs/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
>       http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/
>     + Download:
>       http://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/
> 
>> I already had a failing build of a package because of that.
> 
> If you don't install the packages necessary for execution of 'autopoint', it's
> normal that you get a failure.

That's what the package management system should take care for me.

>> I read the existing README file and I agree with you, that the gettext
>> package should *not* have a dependency on cvs.
> 
> There is no mention of 'cvs' in gettext's README file.

I was referring to the README.Debian file
/usr/share/doc/gettext/README.Debian


> 
>> Instead I suggest to provide a sane fallback, if cvs is not found, i.e.
>> ship a well tested and up-to-date copy of the files in archive.tar.gz in
>> gettext, and use those files, if cvs is not available.
>>
>> Depending on a internet connection in a buildd is not a good idea
>> anyway.
> 
> You must be misunderstanding something. 'cvs' is used to extract the files
> from archive.tar.gz. The use of 'cvs' within autopoint does not rely on an
> internet connection.

Why is the dependency on CVS required then? Could you elaborate on why exactly
you need cvs? Couldn't the required functionality be implemented differently.



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