Description of problem: the mageia package of qgis (which is a gis software, i.e. for maps) has an odd dependency on python-biopython-sql (why???), which leads to a tail of 30MB of dependencies that shouldn't be required for a gis package. How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. try to install qgis via urpmi 2. see how the dependencies list is bloated, especially via its odd dependency python-biopython-sql which in turn requires even wise2, a DNA/protein sequence software: --- # urpmi python-biopython-sql To satisfy dependencies, the following packages are going to be installed: Package Version Release Arch (medium "Core Release") python-biopython 1.66 3.mga6 x86_64 python-biopython-sql 1.66 3.mga6 x86_64 python-mysql 1.3.7 2.mga6 x86_64 python-psycopg2 2.6.1 3.mga6 x86_64 python-reportlab 3.3.0 1.mga6 x86_64 wise2 2.4.1 7.mga6 x86_64 30MB of additional disk space will be used. 4.4MB of packages will be retrieved. ---
Assigning to the registered maintainer.
CC: (none) => marja11Assignee: bugsquad => dglent
I can confirm that this dependency exists since day 1 (of Mageia): http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/qgis/current/SPECS/qgis.spec?revision=52759&view=markup But it does seem kind of weird.
I don't see the biopython package in fedoras spec : http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/qgis.git/plain/qgis.spec
While upgrading qgis to latest stable 2.18.20 version, I have removed this dep in cauldron.
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => lists.jjorge