Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@××××××××.com>
To: "gentoo-dev@l.g.o" <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-dev] python and frieds installs test code
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:50:24
Message-Id: fbf1ec172180c684c0eec1161682a340c85617c7.camel@infinera.com
1 I have noted that python, portage and gentoolkit appers to install many MB of what appers
2 to be test code:
3 python: /usr/lib/python*/test, /usr/lib/python*/ctypes/test, /usr/lib/python*/lib2to3/tests,
4 /usr/lib/python*/unittest, /usr/lib/python*/distutils/tests ...
5
6 portage/gentoolkit: /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/portage/tests /usr/lib/python*/site-packages/gentoolkit/test ..
7
8 Didn't look further, I guess there is more pkgs
9
10 The question then is, are these required in a running system?
11
12 Jocke

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