The following reply was made to PR lib/40346; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Quentin Garnier <cube%cubidou.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost
Subject: Re: lib/40346: libexpat should be in base.tgz
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:00:29 +0100
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On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 05:10:00AM +0000, jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost wrote:
> >Number: 40346
> >Category: lib
> >Synopsis: libexpat should be in base.tgz
> >Confidential: no
> >Severity: serious
> >Priority: high
> >Responsible: lib-bug-people
> >State: open
> >Class: sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id: net
> >Arrival-Date: Fri Jan 09 05:10:00 +0000 2009
> >Originator: Jared D. McNeill
> >Release: NetBSD 5.0_BETA
> >Organization:
> =09
> >Environment:
> =09
> =09
> System: NetBSD endeavour.invisible.ca 5.0_BETA NetBSD 5.0_BETA (GENERIC) =
#0: Wed Jan 7 10:55:12 PST 2009 builds@wb25:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/i386/2=
00901070002Z-obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-5/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC =
i386
> Architecture: i386
> Machine: i386
> >Description:
> libexpat should be in base.tgz. apache requires libexpat, and with
> X11_TYPE=3Dnative (the default), pkgsrc libexpat won't be built.
I don't understand. pkgsrc will build expat from pkgsrc if it's not in
base. Are you really complaining about a bug or is expat just something
you think should always be in base?
The only trouble I see with the current setup is that if we provide
binary packages built with X11_TYPE=3Dnative, users will have to install
xbase to get libexpat for stuff that need it. Is the bug you're
reporting?