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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: prune_libtool_files() and pkg-config dependency
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:57:07
Message-Id: CAJ0EP430CPTfMRi2LxH4zK7pxpTiVTr+-6o7RAYGQDck+bd5sQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: prune_libtool_files() and pkg-config dependency by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote:
2 > Thus, not adding it to @system in no way means it's not considered
3 > mandatory for a normal install, it just means the ultimate goal is to
4 > have all the deps specified and nothing left in @system, and while
5 > progress isn't fast by a long shot, the first thing is to ensure we're
6 > not regressing!
7 >
8
9 If the ultimate goal is to eliminate @system entirely (which it
10 probably isn't), we will need to revisit the way stage building works.
11 If understand correctly, a stage3 contains @system and its
12 dependencies.
13
14 The smallest you can really make @system under that circumstance would
15 be a working toolchain and the utilities necessary to build any other
16 needed packages. I think that is the goal that most people have been
17 shooting for lately.

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