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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system???
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 03:25:25
Message-Id: 200409272325.18280.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system??? by Armando Di Cianno
1 On Monday 27 September 2004 11:22 pm, Armando Di Cianno wrote:
2 > _That_ is what I'm talking about. Baselayout not only run-time
3 > depends on having dhcp, but specifically depends on the package
4 > "dhcpcd". What's more ...
5
6 that's why i said newer versions handle more than just dhcpcd properly
7
8 > No, the point is, baselayout is {checking now...okay, checked the
9 > baselayout ebuild} failing to set an RDEPEND on net-misc/dhcpcd.
10
11 why ? you dont use dhcpcd, baselayout works FINE
12
13 you use dhcpcd, just emerge it and bam, dhcp supports works FINE
14
15 baselayout has a ton of other optional features, you going to require every
16 single package to be installed on a user's system just because somewhere in
17 the baselayout code that package is run ? no, that user will never use that
18 package, so why should they have it installed ?
19 -mike
20
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Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system??? Anthony Gorecki <anthony@××××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-dev] removing dhcpcd from system??? Armando Di Cianno <fafhrd@g.o>