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From: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] util-linux, util-linux-libs: Build and package util-linux libs separately
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On Fri, 2015-02-20 at 04:24 +0000, Khem Raj wrote:
> We have a catch-22 where systemd->libmount(util-linux) ->
> libssytemd(systemd)
> 
> This patch breaks the dependency loop by building and packaging libraries from
> util-linux package in a separate package.

Every time we're tried to split a piece of software into two like this
it has been a world  of pain. Are we sure there is no alternative to
this?

I'm *very* nervous about this :(

Cheers,

Richard