Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 13:11:43 +0000 From: Grzegorz Junka <list1@gjunka.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dependency explosions Message-ID: <19d248ae-8919-fdc9-84e8-ff90ae761e6f@gjunka.com> In-Reply-To: <d14d1aaf-5bdb-2e09-2892-2e32c4db0810@FreeBSD.org> References: <2df71272-7b98-ad73-650a-3ec70beb71d5@freebsd.org> <d14d1aaf-5bdb-2e09-2892-2e32c4db0810@FreeBSD.org>
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On 03/10/2016 12:14, Mathieu Arnold wrote: > Le 01/10/2016 à 04:35, Julian Elischer a écrit : >> There is a need for a "minimum" install of a lot of packages. > Some dependencies are often optional, and can be unchecked by running > make config. > >> Such a 'minimum' install should probably be the default when coming in >> as a dependency, as >> there is an increasing tendency to configure things with all the bells >> and whistles. > The bare minimum will never be the default. The default is what will > fit most people, so that they can use our packages out of the box. > Shouldn't all packages default to noX dependencies? If I am not mistaken FreeBSD is predominantly a server-side system, with X running only occasionally (I am running X but I compile all packages with poudriere). --- Grzegorz
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