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rosh

Member

Registered: 2004-09-01

Posts: 58

Needed Dependency for gftp

I just installed gftp.  When I tried to connect to a remote site using ssh, I saw that it wouldn't work.  After going to the command line, I realized that openssh was not installed with gftp.  Since gftp allows for ssh tunneling, I believe that gftp should be dependent on openssh.

Thanks.

stonecrest

Member

From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: Needed Dependency for gftp

Why should people who don't want to use gftp with ssh be forced to get openssh? Keeping it optional is a good idea.

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tomk

Forum Fellow

From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Needed Dependency for gftp

Here's the relevant quote from the Arch Packaging Standards:

Any optional dependencies that aren't needed to run the package or have it generally function shouldn't be included, but a warning message inside the .install file should echo something like: "To enable SMB support, download the Samba package."

Strictly speaking, the gftp install should have displayed a message about ssh usage - if it bothers you enough, post a feature request.