Bug 2367497 - Package should Recommend qrencode-libs
Summary: Package should Recommend qrencode-libs
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: google-authenticator
Version: epel9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Marcel Haerry
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-05-20 15:24 UTC by Jered Floyd
Modified: 2025-05-20 15:24 UTC (History)
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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:)


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