Re: pkg/58280: xbase needed by xentools418-20231116nb1

[Frédéric Fauberteau <frederic%fauberteau.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/58280; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: =?UTF-8?Q?Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric_Fauberteau?= <frederic%fauberteau.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/58280: xbase needed by xentools418-20231116nb1
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 14:19:50 +0200

 >   >   0 to remove, 0 to refresh, 0 to upgrade, 0 to install
 >   >   0B to download, 0B of additional disk space will be used
 >   >   the following packages have unmet requirements:   
 > xentools418-20231116nb1
 >   >
 >   >  proceed ? [Y/n]
 >   >
 >   > Nothing is installed even if 'Y' is pressed.
 > 
 >  ...which (although to be fair it did say exactly what was going to do)
 >  is clearly not an optimal user interaction.
 > 
 >  Is it ok to update the Synopsis:, or did you have something else in
 >  mind?
 > 
 >  --
 >  David A. Holland
 >  dholland%netbsd.org@localhost
 
 My concern was I use Xen on a remote server without any use of X server 
 and I just didn't expect to install it.
 
 But if there is no easy way to make xentools independent from pixman, 
 install xbase is not a serious issue.