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maestrogerardo / i3-gaps-deb

Tool to create and install Debian (or Ubuntu) packages of i3-gaps.
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ubuntu compatibility: missing dependency #1

Closed rynnon closed 7 years ago

rynnon commented 7 years ago

The dependency libxcb-xrm-dev does not exist on Ubuntu 16.04, and thus the build fails. It's possible that it's functionality is provided by another package, as I have installed i3-gaps manually in a VM before, but dpkg wants libxcb-xrm-dev.

Relevant terminal output:

[igd] Build Debian packages... [RETURN] dpkg-buildpackage: source package i3-wm dpkg-buildpackage: source version 4.13-1gerardo+201705032120591 dpkg-buildpackage: source distribution unstable dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Gerhard A. Dittes maestro.gerardo@gmail.com dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64 dpkg-source --before-build i3-gaps dpkg-checkbuilddeps: error: Unmet build dependencies: libxcb-xrm-dev dpkg-buildpackage: warning: build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied; aborting dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)

Based on the output, it might be possible to force the build, but I'm not knowledgable enough about dpkg to try it myself.

hingino commented 7 years ago

This seems to be a common problem with i3 gaps itself. This Reddit post claims to have a fix, but I haven't tried it: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/4owfz8/problem_installing_i3gaps_in_ubuntu_1604/?st=J29GY7GP&sh=4fedaa5f

sitedyno commented 7 years ago

There is a PPA which has this library: ppa:aguignard/ppa

maestrogerardo commented 7 years ago

@rynnon: Yes, that's true. It's one of the reasons why i3-gaps-deb (primarily) only supports "Ubuntu versions >= Yaketty" -- see README.md.

@hingino: Thanks for your comment. @sitedyno: Thanks for mentioning the ppa.