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Subject: Re: dependency explosions
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On 10/04/16 23:18, Julian Elischer wrote:
> On 3/10/2016 5:14 AM, Mathieu Arnold wrote:
>> [...]
>> 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.
>>
> I didn't say it should be the default, I said it should be an easy to
> request option,
> (without using the config screen on each of 25000 ports)
> e.g. setting PORTS_CONFIG_MINIMUM before making everything.
> [...]

+1!                                                       -- George