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Subject: Re: Installing git draws a lot of dependencies
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On 2/2/21 2:22 AM, freebsd@casidy.com wrote:

> Can you point me to a discussion explaining why we have to keep up
> with sooo many dependencies?

I'm on 11.4 but try looking at pkg-descr-lite or pkg-descr-tiny in the port
to see which one fits your needs better.
They both seem to have packages.

Gary