Description of problem: wxGTK provides a call "wxGetLinuxDistributionInfo()". Internally, that call uses the "lsb_release" command from the redhat-lsb-core package. However, wxGTK doesn't have a "Requires" for redhat-lsb-core, so it cannot return the distribution information unless some other package has pulled in redhat-lsb-core. Note also the comment in the source code around line 1167 in utilsunx.cpp: // Don't bother to continue, lsb_release is probably not available. return ret; Therefore, I think wxGTK should require redhat-lsb-core. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: N/A Actual results: N/A Expected results: N/A Additional info:
Hmm, going to have to think about this one. redhat-lsb-core seems to be dragging in a bunch of other stuff. esmtp??? [talbert@deasil wxGTK]$ sudo dnf install redhat-lsb-core Last metadata expiration check: 2:05:38 ago on Mon 30 Jan 2023 08:09:57 PM EST. Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: redhat-lsb-core x86_64 4.1-59.fc37 fedora 29 k Installing dependencies: esmtp x86_64 1.2-20.fc37 fedora 52 k libesmtp x86_64 1.0.6-25.fc37 fedora 66 k mailx x86_64 12.5-42.fc37 fedora 261 k redhat-lsb-submod-security x86_64 4.1-59.fc37 fedora 8.5 k spax x86_64 1.6-7.fc37 fedora 215 k util-linux-user x86_64 2.38.1-1.fc37 fedora 30 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 7 Packages
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 38 development cycle. Changing version to 38.
What about a "recommends" instead of a "requires"? (allow for the user to opt out of the dependency) Alternatively, there's also "suggests" for an even less strict dependency (in theory it should just hint to the user that wxGTK is enhanced by redhat-lsb-core) If WXGTK gracefully handles a missing lsb_release, then it doesn't need to me a hard requirement See: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_dependency_types https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/WeakDependencies/
Good points. I've changed KiCad (the consumer of wxGTK that prompted this bug) to "recommend" redhat-lsb-core. Using "suggests" means that most people won't install redhat-lsb-core, so "suggests" is unlikely to be helpful, IMO. There was more discussion on gitlab and on the fedora devel list: https://gitlab.com/kicad/packaging/kicad-fedora-builder/-/merge_requests/87 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/MVZA7BUFGTGAILFVMQWG6QGVIFUMDUXA/#MVZA7BUFGTGAILFVMQWG6QGVIFUMDUXA In particular, it was mentioned that it would be better if wxGTK read the data directly from /etc rather than using an external tool.
Closing this in favor of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2184391