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Hi, |
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we meet often the (faulty) notion that autoconf/automake (even a couple |
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of versions on gentoo) is a dependency for packages. |
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This is true only for development of these packages itself. |
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Autoconf/automake provides tools to GENERATE configure scripts. Both are |
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totally unnecessary to build a package or run the programs it provides. |
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I've built a full featured LFS system not long ago without even |
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autoconf/automake installed. |
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I'd suggest to remove the build of autoconf/automake from ``emerge |
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system''. I'd leave all of the autoconf/automake versions in portage |
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tough for the case someone wants to involve in development of some |
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package. |
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Bug report regarding to this follows. |
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Regards |
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Frank |
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