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I was checking out the latest in the desktop area (I use a wm,and have for |
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a while, but I like to see what's new and exciting), and the amount of |
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depends getting listed is mind-boggling. For example, the KDE website says |
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there is very little (if any) dependencies..but if certain libs are found it |
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will build support for them..if not, you won't notice. For example- |
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divx4linux? portmap? fam? win32codecs? A lot of this stuff isn't triggered |
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by USE flags, either. I remember a ways back, emerging kde meant arts,qt and |
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the 13 or 15 kde packages..which strangely enough all started with kde*. I |
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rather suspect its the same in GNOME also, but it appears from a glance to a |
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much smaller extent. I realize that it's probably to add more function for |
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the busy or uninitiated, but after reading the previous threads, I too would |
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like to see things closer to vanilla. I remember the frustrations of doing |
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KDE from rpm and thinking stuff like "wtf, I don't want mysql or xanim or |
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xine or OBDC or any of this other crap, I want to see what it looks like |
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bare-bones style". |
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I know I'm prolly gonna hear the "if you don't like it, don't build it" |
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attitude at least once, but I'd just like to check something out without |
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building 30 pkgs I wont see just to check out the 15 I will. |
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Chuck Brewer |
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Registered Linux User #284015 |
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Get my gpg public key at pgp.mit.edu!! Encrypted e-mail preferred. |
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