[gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Christian Axelsson]

Here's a log-snippet from #gentoo regarding my problem with php wants to use uw-imap instead of courier that I already have installed.

[16:52:33] < SmileR> hmm.. just a though, meanwhile the portage is growing, wont problems like this 
                     be more and more common, I mean, how about having some kind of virtual package 
                     system... hmm.. almost like debian, where a package provide ex. imap, but it 
                     dosent matter what package it is?
[16:52:54] < rvdp> SmileR: similar prob wit openssh and/or comercial ssh
[16:53:05] < nils_> SmileR: that exists, for example postfix provides virtual/mta
[16:53:08] < rvdp> SmileR: yes, "provide"
[16:53:25] < rvdp> they need to stick it where its needed!
[16:55:24] < SmileR> nils_: hmm.. maybe all packages that provides a 'service' should be a part of 
                     the virtual system
[16:55:45] < nils_> Yes, that would be good

I think all ebuild developers should have this in mind when they create thier packages. I really can become a HUGE problem if they dont.

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Christian Axelsson
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Chad M. Huneycutt]

Christian Axelsson wrote:
> Here's a log-snippet from #gentoo regarding my problem with php wants to use uw-imap instead of courier that I already have installed.


Are you sure that php will work with courier?  If you are, then submit a 
bug on http://bugs.gentoo.org, and we can change the dependency.  It looks 
like whoever created the ebuild was under the impression that uw-imap was 
required.

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Chad Huneycutt

Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Maciek Borowka]

As far as I know, php needs uw-imap and only uw-imap for some
headers files that come with uw and do not with courier. 
Then, it is *of course* able to use any imap server, so you 
can install courier-imap and use it as your imap server.

/Maciek





Quoting "Chad M. Huneycutt" <chad.huneycutt@acm.org>:

> Christian Axelsson wrote:
> > Here's a log-snippet from #gentoo regarding my problem with php wants to
> use uw-imap instead of courier that I already have installed.
> 
> 
> Are you sure that php will work with courier?  If you are, then submit a 
> bug on http://bugs.gentoo.org, and we can change the dependency.  It looks 
> like whoever created the ebuild was under the impression that uw-imap was 
> required.
> 
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Grant Goodyear]

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Last time I checked, php will _not_ work with any imap other
than uw-imap.  Unfortunately the php docs are sufficiently poor
that it's often hard to tell.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Christian Axelsson]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:47:47 -0400
"Chad M. Huneycutt" <chad.huneycutt@acm.org> wrote:
> Are you sure that php will work with courier?  If you are, then submit a 
> bug on http://bugs.gentoo.org, and we can change the dependency.  It looks 
> like whoever created the ebuild was under the impression that uw-imap was 
> required.
> 

I checked and it didn't work. But how about installing only the headers for uw-imap then? or is that impossible? In debian I've checked and they have a package named libc-client-2001-dev and libc-client-ssl2001-dev that contains all headers needed.
Maybe emerge before and unmerge after PHP compiles is an option?

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Christian Axelsson
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Grant Goodyear]

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> I checked and it didn't work. But how about installing only the
headers for uw-imap then? or is that impossible? In debian I've checked
and they have a package named libc-client-2001-dev and
libc-client-ssl2001-dev that contains all headers needed.
> Maybe emerge before and unmerge after PHP compiles is an option?

Perhaps.  You might want to post a bug about this topic on
bugs.gentoo.org.  I have no idea what compiling PHP with
direct imap support actually accomplishes, so I've no
idea whether or not the headers will suffice.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Virtual packages...

[Christian Axelsson]

On 11 Jul 2002 14:12:53 -0400
Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps.  You might want to post a bug about this topic on
> bugs.gentoo.org.  I have no idea what compiling PHP with
> direct imap support actually accomplishes, so I've no
> idea whether or not the headers will suffice.
>

It provides IMAP functions to php, check http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.imap.php for more info on that.
 


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Christian Axelsson
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