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Dependency on graphviz #51
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CC'ing @ZedThree But I tend to agree. Generally, trying to track dependencies of system (non-python) packages with python packaging tends to cause more issues than it solves. |
Clarification note I missed in the original post: the python package |
It's not used by xdot. Fixes jrfonseca#51.
Indeed that removes all doubt for me. Thanks guys. |
A dependency on the
graphviz
package was added during the module splitting:f0f0326#diff-2eeaed663bd0d25b7e608891384b7298R35
This is at best unnecessary, as xdot calls the graphviz binaries directly. At worst, it causes the launcher script to abort if the
graphviz
package is not installed:Running xdot directly (e.g.
python3 -m xdot
) works fine. Is there a reason for this dependency or can it be dropped?The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: