[solved] Emacs depend on Python ?

jameschyn · 2011-10-20 02:26:36

Hi, guys. When I install :

$ yaourt -S emacs

I see python appears in the dependencies. I think Emacs is written in C and Elisp, nothing about python. Anyone knows why ?

When I install emacs-nox, I got very few dependencies. Why there are so big difference between emacs and emacs-nox ? I think emacs only have a X interface than emacs-nox. Compared with Vim, X interface is too huge.

Thanks.

Last edited by jameschyn (2011-12-01 14:11:39)

karol · 2011-10-20 02:39:30

Check the respective PKGBUILDs and dependencies.

No need to use an AUR helper: both emacs and emacs-nox are in the repos.

=== Edit ===

I think I've got it: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/26195 - sane pulls libieee1284 and libieee1284 needs python2.
emacs-nox uses ncurses and not gtk3 (emacs needs gconf, gconf needs gtk3) so it's much leaner.

Last edited by karol (2011-10-20 02:51:08)

jameschyn · 2011-10-20 02:54:27

Yes! That's it, the problem is libieee depends on python. But why ? Can I remove it ? Or How to remove the python dependencies ?

karol · 2011-10-20 02:59:05

See the bug report I linked to:

> Is it possible to make sane optional?
no, it can't, unless you want to break cups backend from gtk3

jameschyn · 2011-10-20 07:14:29

I have seen that bug report. You mean it is "sane" to make libieee dependent on python ?

lolilolicon · 2011-10-20 07:18:16

jameschyn wrote:

I have seen that bug report. You mean it is "sane" to make libieee dependent on python ?

pacman -Si sane

jameschyn · 2011-10-20 07:19:34

And why emacs needs libieee ?

lolilolicon · 2011-10-20 07:33:24

emacs - gconf - gtk3 - colord - sane - libieee1284 - python2

Last edited by lolilolicon (2011-10-20 07:37:26)

jameschyn · 2011-10-20 10:14:14

Thanks! I got the clue.

But it is insane that emacs want a sane as a super editor!

How about remove "gconf" dependency from emacs ?

keenerd · 2011-10-20 12:35:37

Just in case anyone was wondering, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1284

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