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From: Drake Wyrm <wyrm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] cleaning out 'bc' and 'ed' from system
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 03:32:58
Message-Id: 20050423033259.GA25357@phaenix.haell.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] cleaning out 'bc' and 'ed' from system by Mike Frysinger
1 At 2005-04-22T17:54:31-0400, Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:
2 > On Friday 22 April 2005 05:49 pm, David Klaftenegger wrote:
3 > > Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
4 > > > On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:29:58 -0700 Drake Wyrm <wyrm@×××××.com>
5 > > > wrote:
6 > > > > While you're at it, get rid of nano, too. None of the packages
7 > > > > *require* it, either. That would save almost 800k! Woo!
8 > > >
9 > > > nano isn't in system.
10 > >
11 > > # emerge -pve system | grep nano [ebuild N ]
12 > > app-editors/nano-1.3.4 -build -debug -justify +ncurses +nls -nomac
13 > > -slang -spell 0 kB
14 > >
15 > > well, I suppose it is.
16 >
17 > you did not specify the virtual/editor on your system so portage
18 > picked the default which is nano
19
20 It certainly goes against my nature to be serious in a conversation so
21 otherwise comical, but...
22
23 Is there any reason why app-editors/ed doesn't PROVIDE virtual/editor?
24
25 --
26 Batou: Hey, Major... You ever hear of "human rights"?
27 Kusanagi: I understand the concept, but I've never seen it in action.
28 --Ghost in the Shell

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Re: [gentoo-dev] cleaning out 'bc' and 'ed' from system Georgi Georgiev <chutz@×××.net>