Re: Regarding packages pass, pass-otp, passmenu. Clipboard terminal program required. Passmenu requires GUI pinentry-program

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https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/53870#issuecomment-2593628942

Comment:
WIthout the appropriate of xclip (or wl-copy), nothing happens when the application is used. It requires reading to source code to find out what's missing. Having to read the source code to find out which packages are missing is a feature on void, and not a bug?

På søndag 12. januar 2025 kl. 18:39, Andrew J. Hesford ***@***.***> skrev:

> These are not bugs. Users might be using Wayland and want to use wl-copy. Other users may want to use xclip. Requiring either or both would be incorrect for at least some subset of users. The same applies to pinentry, because users may prefer any of the alternatives we provide.
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> XBPS has no provision for optional dependencies or recommendations, so we are left expecting users to understand when optional functionality requires extra packages and act accordingly.
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