Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 01:11:22 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Port dependancies Message-ID: <199903190911.BAA05038@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Just to raise an issue again; we have some ports with truly absurd dependancy webs. Many of these explcit dependancies are of the "optional" nature, where the depended article isn't actually required. As a case in point, I offer you apsfilter. Would anyone care to explain why the build process for this innocent shellscript that manages printer queues should need an MPEG-2 codec or a TrueType font rendering addon module for X? This transcends "absurd". -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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