[packman] Kodi Tumbleweed symbol not found error - Kodi won't start!

[Steven Swart]

Thank you, Manfred!

The reason I have the devel repos installed is because I have a lot of
user-contributed software installed, that is available from OBS, but not
the standard repos. Many of these packages require dependencies from the
devel repos. Those who install such software, for example from a one-click
.yml file would have the same problem.

I have been a SUSE user since about 2013, am a developer by trade, and,
while by no means an expert, I can generally figure things out on my own,
given enough time.

So, I am probably above the 'average' SUSE user.

I think there may be others out there who have similar use cases to mine,
so this is probably worth writing up.

I will just add it to my already very long list of things to do, for 'when
I have time'.

Would you mind my sending it to you for review, before I post it?

Kind regards,
Steven.

On Sat, 20 May 2023, 21:36 Manfred Hollstein <manfred.h at gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi Steven,
>
> On Sat, 20 May 2023, 21:08:14 +0200, Steven Swart wrote:
> > Just had a thought, Manfred - would it be worth publishing this issue on
> the
> > forums? Just in case anyone else out there runs into the same problem?
> >
> > In which case, rather you do it than me. I am not sure if I would get it
> > right...
>
> TBH, I really don't like forums - perhaps I'm too old for that. The
> issue really is about having arbitrary repos enabled which are not
> thought for a daily use - this is why they are called "devel" repos.
> When you use such repo, you are on your own to ensure you know the
> implications.
>
> If someone would write this up properly, I certainly wouldn't be against
> it - it's just not me!
>
> > Kind regards,
> > Steven.
>
> Cheers.
>
> l8er
> manfred
>
> > On Sat, 20 May 2023, 21:04 Manfred Hollstein <manfred.h at gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> >     On Sat, 20 May 2023, 20:43:44 +0200, Steven Swart wrote:
> >     > Thank you for your feedback as well, Manfred, I will do as you
> advise.
> >
> >     Just checked if the newly built packages have a direct dependency on
> >     libfmt9 - they don't :( Since libfmt appears to be only required by
> >     *some* addons, adding a hard "Require: libfmt9" would punish all
> users
> >     of addons which don't actually need libfmt at all. I'm now going to
> >     remove the "BuildRequire: ..." again, as it does not solve your
> problem.
> >
> >     Please check all packages you have installed from the devel:*
> >     repos/projects!
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