void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

using browsh with firefox-esr

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Description

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

Irrelevant

Package(s) Affected

firefox-esr, browsh

Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

No response

Expected behaviour

I have firefox-esr installed. I expect that xbps-install browsh installs browsh.

Actual behaviour

browsh needs firefox, which conflicts with firefox-esr.

$ xbps-install browsh
Password:
CONFLICT: firefox-109.0.1_1 with installed pkg firefox-esr-102.3.0_1 (matched by firefox-esr>=0)
CONFLICT: firefox-esr-102.3.0_1 with firefox-109.0.1_1 in transaction (matched by firefox>=0)
Transaction aborted due to conflicting packages

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcpkgs/browsh/template#L10

Steps to reproduce
  1. Install firefox-esr. You will need to uninstall firefox.
  2. Try to install browsh.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open srcpkgs/browsh/template at the referenced line and inspect how browsh declares its Firefox dependency. Reproduce the transaction with firefox-esr installed using xbps-install browsh. Done means the package can be installed alongside firefox-esr without the reported dependency conflict.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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