Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:33:38 +0100 From: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: harder and harder to avoid pkg Message-ID: <20161013183338.42f6777d@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <638fe078-80db-2492-90be-f1280eb8d445@freebsd.org> References: <638fe078-80db-2492-90be-f1280eb8d445@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:59:47 -0700 Julian Elischer wrote: > As the number of dependencies between packages get ever higher, it > becomes more and more difficult to compile packages and the > dependence on binary precompiled packages is increased. However > binary packages are unsuitable for some situations. We really need > to follow the lead of some of the Linux groups and have -runtime and > -devel versions of packages, OR we what woudlbe smarter, woudl be > to have several "sub manifests" to allow unpacking in different > environments. > > > A simple example: libxml2 > > This package installs include files and libraries and dicumentation > etc. > > yet if I build an appliance , I want it to only install a singe file. > > /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.2 What practical problem does installing the include files and man pages cause you?
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