Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:04:44 -0400 From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> To: Markus Dolze <bsdfan@nurfuerspam.de> Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: glib's python dependency Message-ID: <48554BAC.80301@telenix.org> In-Reply-To: <4854EA96.8050407@nurfuerspam.de> References: <4854EA96.8050407@nurfuerspam.de>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Markus Dolze wrote: > Hello, > > I am using 'mc' which requires 'glib' which itself has a dependency on > Python. From the changelog I found that gtester-report is using Python. > After browsing the sources I am still unsure how much of Python is used > elsewhere in glib (e.g. regular expressions). > > What is Python used for in glib? I would like to get rid of this > dependency, but am not sure how much will break if I do so. - From a quick look at glib, I noticed that the programmer has inserted an optional dependency, but glib hasn't got any real dependency itself upon python. IMO it a fine example of overly generous setting of dependencies, dependencies added because the port creator liked python, not because there is any real need for it. It's not all that difficult to remove it from the port, just stick, on the make line, USE_PYTHON=no. At least, that what it seems from looking at the Makefile (if it's not badly enough programmed to merely detect whether USE_PYTHON is in the environment, and not what it's set to). It's in the makefile, so actually editing it out of the makefile is a guaranteed way to remove that dependency, but I maybe am too free with my local mods to my own ports tree. > Regards > Markus > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIVUusz62J6PPcoOkRAlduAKChs3GvBolPhYQA4l/ldwtDoWbaWwCfbeqq K5uN2eWgt5SfoaN8SkssX/s= =PWMf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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