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dropbox - missing run dependency libglapi

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Description

Is this a new report?

Yes

System Info

Void 6.1.21_1 x86_64 GenuineIntel uptodate rrFF

Package(s) Affected

dropbox-2022.12.05_1

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

no

Expected behaviour

dropbox should be able to start after installation.

Actual behaviour

dropbox package is missing rundep libglapi, i had to manually istall it myself.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7610, in main_startup
  File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 2843, in initialize
  File "dropbox/client/ui/common/uikit.pyc", line 878, in create_ui_kit
  File "<frozen zipimport>", line 259, in load_module
  File "dropbox/client/ui/qt/uikit.pyc", line 53, in <module>
  File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 147, in load_module
ImportError: libglapi.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Steps to reproduce
  • install dropbox
  • run dropbox

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Research direction

Start at the Void package definition for dropbox-2022.12.05_1 and inspect its declared runtime dependencies. Install the package in a clean system, run Dropbox, and confirm it starts without the libglapi.so.0 import error.

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Assessment

Domain
operating-systems
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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