Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 14:15:10 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dependancy hell, post linux_base-8 conversion Message-ID: <20050207141510.t3wsyg3v0g4c48k0@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20050207032726.GA20407@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050116034626.GA24533@dragon.nuxi.com> <20050116120034.1bad2a84@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <20050116212651.GA58620@dragon.nuxi.com> <20050117123600.4eab233c@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <20050207032726.GA20407@hub.freebsd.org>
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David O'Brien <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote: > Yes, I do expect to be able to use 'acroread'. But I don't see why the > x11/linux-XFree86-libs shouldn't just include x11-fonts/linux-fontconfig. > You can't use XFree86-libs without fontconfig. Again the difference > between the FreeBSD native X11 is we *build* it from source, so the > finer granularity [might be] good. With the Linux bits, we install > rebuilt *binaries*. I've updated the default linux_base to v8. I've also added some missing but requiered dependencies. I haven't changed anything else. Yes, the linux infrastructure needs an overhault. I know about it. I'm willing to help changing this. > I can see that textproc/linux-expat is practically required if one is > using linux_base-8, from the use of 'expat' in native FreeBSD ports. So > again, why shouldn't linux_base-8 just include it? Else why don't we > break linux_base-8 into 33 different ports based on the RPM's used?? > Surely 'slang' isn't used as much as 'expat'. Why is there an 'info' > command in linux_base-8? The native FreeBSD 'info' will work fine. Same > for 'bzip2' (I can understand bzip2-libs). Or how about 'popt'? Even if you aren't serious about this, I've thought about this (making linux_base a meta-port with the possibility to depend on this meta-port). Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 Sudden Death Dating: Quote, female: Am I worried about taking his last name? Forget it, at this point I'll take his first name, too.
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