Debian (family): sort and annotate system dependencies

We have accumulated quite a lot dependencies over time, not all of which
are still required. This is an attempt to document what we need each package
for. We don't remove any dependency yet; that will require further testing
first.

2 files changed, 103 insertions, 86 deletions

diff --git a/config/sysdeps/50debian-squeeze.xml b/config/sysdeps/50debian-squeeze.xml
index f29f211..810c674 100644
--- a/config/sysdeps/50debian-squeeze.xml
+++ b/config/sysdeps/50debian-squeeze.xml
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <dependencies>
-  <package name="abiword" source="abiword-plugins"/>
+<!-- Glucose -->
+  <package name="metacity" source="metacity"/>
+
+<!-- Fructose -->
+  <package name="abiword" source="abiword-plugins"/><!-- for Write -->
+  <package name="python-abiword" source="pyabiword"/><!-- for Write -->
+  <package name="python-evince" source="gnome-python-desktop"/><!-- for Read -->
+  <package name="python-hulahop" source="hulahop"/><!-- for Browse -->
+  <package name="python-rsvg" source="gnome-python-desktop"/><!-- for many activities -->
+  <package name="python-wnck" source="gnome-python-desktop"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="python-xklavier" source="python-xklavier"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="python-xpcom" source="xulrunner"/><!-- for Browse <130 -->
+
+<!-- Sugar Platform -->
   <package name="espeak"/>
   <package name="espeak-data"/>
   <package name="libabiword-2.8-dev" source="abiword"/>
-  <package name="libdbus-glib-1-dev" source="dbus-glib"/>
-  <package name="metacity" source="metacity"/>
+
+<!-- Development -->
   <package name="pep8" source="pep8"/>
   <package name="pylint" source="pylint"/>
-  <package name="python-abiword" source="pyabiword"/>
-  <package name="python-evince" source="gnome-python-desktop"/>
-  <package name="python-hulahop" source="hulahop"/>
-<!--  <package name="python-metacity" source="gnome-python-desktop"/> -->
-  <package name="python-rsvg" source="gnome-python-desktop"/>
-  <package name="python-wnck" source="gnome-python-desktop"/>
-  <package name="python-xklavier" source="python-xklavier"/>
-  <package name="python-xpcom" source="xulrunner"/>
-  <!-- TODO: check whether we actually need these (commented out for Ubuntu 9.04) -->
+
+<!-- TODO: check whether we actually need these (commented out for Ubuntu 9.04) -->
   <package name="cdbs"/>
   <package name="debhelper"/>
   <package name="devscripts"/>
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@
   <package name="python-central"/>
   <package name="quilt"/>
   <package name="shared-mime-info"/>
-  <!-- TODO: check whether we actually need these (not included for Ubuntu 8.10) -->
+
+<!-- TODO: check whether we actually need these (not included for Ubuntu 8.10) -->
   <package name="python-empy"/>
 </dependencies>
diff --git a/config/sysdeps/debian-family.xml b/config/sysdeps/debian-family.xml
index 7b64f00..d9f5b6b 100644
--- a/config/sysdeps/debian-family.xml
+++ b/config/sysdeps/debian-family.xml
@@ -1,88 +1,98 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <dependencies>
-  <package name="automake1.9"/>
-  <package name="avahi-daemon"/>
+<!-- Glucose -->
+  <package name="automake1.9"/><!-- for sugar* -->
   <package name="avahi-autoipd"/><!-- for ad-hoc network support -->
-  <package name="cmake"/>
+  <package name="build-essential"/><!-- for sugar-artwork et al. -->
+  <package name="gettext"/><!-- for sugar et al. -->
+  <package name="gnome-common"/><!-- for sugar-* (configure.ac macro GNOME_COMPILE_WARNINGS) -->
+  <package name="gnome-icon-theme"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="gnome-keyring"/><!-- for sugar-emulator (sugar) -->
+  <package name="icon-naming-utils"/><!-- for sugar-artwork -->
+  <package name="icon-slicer"/><!-- for sugar-artwork -->
+  <package name="intltool"/><!-- for sugar et al. -->
+  <package name="libasound2-dev"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit -->
+  <package name="libgconf2-dev"/><!-- for sugar (configure.ac macro AM_GCONF_SOURCE_2) -->
+  <package name="libgtk2.0-dev"/><!-- for sugar-artwork -->
+  <package name="librsvg2-dev"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit-gtk3 -->
+  <package name="libtool"/><!-- for sugar* -->
+  <package name="python-cairo-dev"/><!-- for sugar-artwork, hippo-canvas -->
+  <package name="python-cjson"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit, sugar-datastore -->
+  <package name="python-dateutil"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit -->
+  <package name="python-dbus"/><!-- for sugar et al. -->
+  <package name="python-decorator"/><!-- for sugar-base, sugar-toolkit-gtk3 -->
+  <package name="python-dev"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit -->
+  <package name="python-gconf"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="python-gobject" source="pygobject"/><!-- for sugar et al. -->
+  <package name="python-gtk2-dev"/><!-- for sugar-artwork -->
+  <package name="python-gtksourceview2"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="python-hippocanvas" source="hippo-canvas"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="python-simplejson"/><!-- for sugar, Read, Terminal -->
+  <package name="python-xapian"/><!-- for sugar-datastore -->
+  <package name="unzip"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit -->
+  <package name="upower"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="x11-utils"/><!-- xdpyinfo for sugar-emulator (sugar) -->
+  <package name="xdg-user-dirs"/><!-- for sugar -->
+  <package name="xserver-xephyr"/><!-- for sugar-emulator (sugar) -->
+
+<!-- Telepathy -->
+  <package name="avahi-daemon"/><!-- for telepathy-salut -->
+  <package name="libavahi-gobject-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-salut -->
+  <package name="libdbus-glib-1-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-glib -->
+  <package name="libnice-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
+  <package name="libsoup2.4-dev" source="libsoup"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble, telepathy-salut -->
+  <package name="libsqlite3-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
+  <package name="libssl-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-salut -->
+  <package name="uuid-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
+
+<!-- Fructose -->
+  <package name="cmake"/><!-- for squeak -->
+  <package name="libxt-dev"/><!-- for metacity, squeak -->
+  <package name="python-beautifulsoup"/><!-- for Read -->
+  <package name="python-gst0.10"/><!-- for Record -->
+  <package name="python-lxml"/><!-- for Read -->
+  <package name="python-numpy"/><!-- for turtleart -->
+  <package name="python-pygame"/><!-- for Pippy -->
+  <package name="python-vte"/><!-- for Terminal -->
+  <package name="python-webkit" /><!-- for Read, Browse >=130 -->
+  <package name="subversion"/><!-- for etoys -->
+
+<!-- Sugar Platform -->
   <package name="evince"/>
-  <package name="g++"/>
-  <package name="gcc"/>
-  <package name="gettext"/>
-  <package name="git-email"/><!-- for patch submission -->
-  <package name="gnome-common"/>
-  <package name="gnome-doc-utils"/>
-  <package name="gnome-keyring"/><!-- for sugar (used by Telepathy?) -->
-  <package name="gnome-icon-theme"/>
   <package name="gstreamer0.10-alsa"/>
   <package name="gstreamer0.10-plugins-base"/>
   <package name="gstreamer0.10-plugins-good"/>
-  <package name="gtk-doc-tools"/>
-  <package name="icon-naming-utils"/>
-  <package name="icon-slicer"/>
-  <package name="intltool"/>
-  <package name="libasound2-dev"/>
-  <package name="libavahi-gobject-dev"/>
-  <package name="libboost-dev"/>
-  <package name="libcroco3-dev"/>
   <package name="libcsound64-dev"/>
-  <package name="libdbus-1-dev" source="GConf-dbus"/>
-  <package name="libdbus-glib-1-dev"/>
-  <package name="libenchant-dev"/>
-  <package name="libexpat1-dev"/>
   <package name="libffi-dev"/>
-  <package name="libfribidi-dev"/>
-  <package name="libgconf2-dev"/>
-  <package name="libglade2-dev"/>
-  <package name="libglib2.0-dev"/>
-  <package name="libgnomevfs2-dev"/>
-  <package name="libgsf-1-dev"/>
+  <package name="python-csound"/>
+  <package name="python-libxml2"/>
+
+<!-- Development -->
+  <package name="git-email"/><!-- for patch submission -->
+  <package name="python-pyatspi"/><!-- for dogtail -->
+
+<!-- probably unused -->
+  <package name="gnome-doc-utils"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="gtk-doc-tools"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libboost-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libcroco3-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libdbus-1-dev" source="GConf-dbus"/>
+  <package name="libenchant-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
+  <package name="libexpat1-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libfribidi-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
+  <package name="libgsf-1-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
+  <package name="libglade2-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libglib2.0-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libgnomevfs2-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
   <package name="libgtk2.0-bin"/>
-  <package name="libgtk2.0-dev"/>
-  <package name="libidl-dev"/>
-  <package name="libloudmouth1-dev"/>
-  <package name="libnice-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
-  <package name="libpoppler-glib-dev"/>
-  <package name="libpopt-dev"/>
-  <package name="librsvg2-dev"/>
-  <package name="libsqlite3-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
-  <package name="libssl-dev"/>
-  <package name="libsoup2.4-dev" source="libsoup"/>
-  <package name="libtool"/>
-  <package name="libwv-dev"/>
-  <package name="libxt-dev"/>
-  <package name="make"/>
+  <package name="libidl-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
+  <package name="libloudmouth1-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
+  <package name="libpoppler-glib-dev"/><!-- for evince -->
+  <package name="libpopt-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
+  <package name="libwv-dev"/><!-- for abiword -->
   <package name="python-avahi"/>
-  <package name="python-beautifulsoup"/><!-- for Read -->
-  <package name="python-cairo-dev"/>
-  <package name="python-cjson"/>
-  <package name="python-csound"/>
-  <package name="python-dateutil"/><!-- for sugar-toolkit -->
-  <package name="python-dbus"/>
-  <package name="python-decorator"/>
-  <package name="python-dev"/>
   <package name="python-distutils-extra"/><!-- for sugar-update-control -->
-  <package name="python-gconf"/>
   <package name="python-gnome2"/>
-  <package name="python-gobject" source="pygobject"/>
-  <package name="python-gst0.10"/>
-  <package name="python-gtk2-dev"/>
-  <package name="python-gtksourceview2"/>
-  <package name="python-hippocanvas" source="hippo-canvas"/>
-  <package name="python-libxml2"/>
-  <package name="python-lxml"/><!-- for Read -->
-  <package name="python-numpy"/>
-  <package name="python-pyatspi"/><!-- for dogtail -->
-  <package name="python-pygame"/>
-  <package name="python-simplejson"/>
-  <package name="python-vte"/><!-- for Terminal -->
-  <package name="python-webkit" /><!-- for Read -->
-  <package name="python-xapian"/>
-  <package name="subversion"/>
-  <package name="unzip"/>
-  <package name="uuid-dev"/><!-- for telepathy-gabble -->
-  <package name="x11-utils"/>
-  <package name="xdg-user-dirs"/><!-- for sugar -->
-  <package name="xserver-xephyr"/><!-- for sugar-emulator (sugar) -->
   <package name="zip"/>
-  <package name="zlib1g-dev"/>
+  <package name="zlib1g-dev"/><!-- inherited -->
 </dependencies>