Re: pkg/51835: icons missing in programs using GTK3+

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 07:50:01PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR pkg/51835; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: 
> Subject: Re: pkg/51835: icons missing in programs using GTK3+
> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 19:49:23 +0000
> 
>  On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 09:40:01PM +0000, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
>   >  >  A possible hack: slap it in gtk3's bl3 file... abusive but would
>   >  >  probably do the trick.
>   >  
>   >  No, it doesn't. On the contrary, it will lead to even more funny errors.
>  
>  Such as? Things using gtk3 need it and this will cause them to pull it
>  in, while still letting it be built after gtk3.

You must not b3.mk a dependency that is not guaranteed to be installed.
It doesn't work.

Joerg