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Date:      17 Jun 2002 22:32:39 -0400
From:      Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To:        "Mike A. Oligny" <pandaro@freebsd.schema.ca>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Port: gaim-0.58
Message-ID:  <1024367559.17203.15.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
In-Reply-To: <200206171750.37541.pandaro@freebsd.schema.ca>
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On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 19:50, Mike A. Oligny wrote:
> On June 16, 2002 04:39 pm, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> > On Sun, 2002-06-16 at 18:10, Doug Barton wrote:
> > > Michael Beattie wrote:
> > > > Hello, I am am using the gaim port version 0.58.
> > > > I was just wondering why, when it is installed and
> > > > run, it needs to launch the gnome panel?
> > >
> > > This is a bug. Please file a PR.
> >
> > I don't think so.  gaim can and will use the GNOME framework if
> > available.  It's best to build WANT_GNOME ports with WITHOUT_GNOME just
> > to make sure you're not accidentally pulling in all the GNOME
> > dependencies.  In fact, if you do:
>=20
> Yes!  If I remember correctly, gaim port installed ghostscript, a large c=
hunk
> of gnome, cups, etc.  Perhaps I'm exaggerating.
>=20
> I've whined about this in the past - it can be very frustrating when I de=
cide
> to try something new - make install distclean, and come back to find X on
> a server, or some fancy desktop environment worth several gigs installed
> on my workstation.  I try to always read the Makefile, but...
>=20
> Personally, I think make.conf should include WITHOUT_X11 and stuff
> like that by default - or perhaps these ports that like to install massiv=
e=20
> lists of dependencies (Linux, X, KDE, Gnome, whatever) could all=20
> abide by a single WE_DON'T_WANT_IT flag?  :)
>=20
> And because I have a feeling this isn't going anywhere any time soon,
> is there an easy way to back out a port and all of its dependencies
> that are not being used by other ports?

You can certainly use the portupgrade tool, pkg_deinstall to this
recursively:

pkg_deinstall -Rf gaim

Joe

>=20
> -Mike
>=20
>=20
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