[GH-ISSUE #1382] firetools_0.9.46.deb depends on libqt4-svg #944

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Originally created by @jsm09a on GitHub (Jul 14, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1382

I just built a firetools 0.9.46 package for Debian Stretch (from source). When attempting to install that package, Debian Stretch refuses stating: "firetools depends on libqt4-svg" ... despite the fact that the package was built with the "qt5-default" package installed. That same firetools deb package seems to install/run OK if "dpkg --force-depends" is used.

Should the debian control file for the firetools package be automatically updated to QT5 by the configure/make process ... or is a manual adjustment of this file required ? (... or perhaps I have more serious issues with my build process ...).

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Originally created by @jsm09a on GitHub (Jul 14, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1382 I just built a firetools 0.9.46 package for Debian Stretch (from source). When attempting to install that package, Debian Stretch refuses stating: "firetools depends on libqt4-svg" ... despite the fact that the package was built with the "qt5-default" package installed. That same firetools deb package seems to install/run OK if "dpkg --force-depends" is used. Should the debian control file for the firetools package be automatically updated to QT5 by the configure/make process ... or is a manual adjustment of this file required ? (... or perhaps I have more serious issues with my build process ...). Thanks !

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@reinerh commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2017):

The Debian packaging control file inside firetools currently hardcodes the dependencies: Depends: libqtgui4, libqt4-svg

I would recommend building the package from the Debian source (requires devscripts and build-essential), which is more flexible:

dget http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/firetools/firetools_0.9.46-3.dsc
cd firetools-0.9.46
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b

It will use Qt5 and have correct dependencies.

@reinerh commented on GitHub (Aug 10, 2017): The Debian packaging control file inside firetools currently hardcodes the dependencies: `Depends: libqtgui4, libqt4-svg` I would recommend building the package from the Debian source (requires devscripts and build-essential), which is more flexible: ``` dget http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/firetools/firetools_0.9.46-3.dsc cd firetools-0.9.46 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b ``` It will use Qt5 and have correct dependencies.

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