Bug 2367497

Summary: Package should Recommend qrencode-libs
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: Jered Floyd <jered>
Component: google-authenticatorAssignee: Marcel Haerry <mh>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Jered Floyd 2025-05-20 15:24:26 UTC
Description of problem:
Token generation succeeds but prints error "Failed to use libqrencode to show QR code visually for scanning" if qrencode-libs package is not installed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run /usr/bin/google-authenticator

Actual results:
"Failed to use libqrencode to show QR code visually for scanning"

Expected results:
QR code printed.

Additional info:
Lack of build linkage means qrencode-libs is not autodepped, and must be specified as part of spec file (Requires: or Recommends:)