Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why does gnome-python-desktop have so many dependencies?
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:25:54
Message-Id: 20080629152546.7d4a2b13@loonquawl.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Why does gnome-python-desktop have so many dependencies? by Alastair Irving
1 On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:48:14 +0100, Alastair Irving wrote:
2
3 > I've resolved this by installing the gnome-python-desktop package
4 > manually from source. The configure script for it detects which
5 > libraries are installed and only compiles the modules it can given
6 > those libraries. Therefore, there's no need to install everything
7 > just for one module. Its just a shame this isn't implemented in
8 > portage somehow.
9
10 You could file a bug requesting this behaviour, controlled by the minimal
11 USE flag.
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15 Neil Bothwick
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17 "Bother," said Pooh, as the small child choked on his eyes

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