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From: "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@g.o>
To: Kelly O'Hair <Kelly.Ohair@×××.COM>
Cc: Gentoo Java <gentoo-java@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-java] Re: Why are the binay plugs so big?
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:07:45
Message-Id: 464A20B3.80805@gentoo.org
1 Kelly O'Hair kirjoitti:
2 > Your observations are correct.
3 > Initially it wasn't 100% clear what binary plugs were necessary, and it
4 > was easiest to just refer to a previously built jdk install tree.
5 >
6 > Given more time these bundles would have been stripped down to the bare
7 > minimum, and that may still happen in the future.
8 > But would you rather we spent our time getting rid of the binary plug
9 > dependency, or reducing it's size?
10 >
11
12 Well at least reduced binary plug would be provide a good reference on
13 what is still encumbered on what is not.
14
15 Regards,
16 Petteri

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