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#1 2005-08-22 15:38:16
- sullivanva
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dependencies
Let's say you're making a package of expect, and you realize that it has dependencies on tcl, and gcc. Does it make sense to do the whole install of tcl and gcc if you only need a couple of the libraries?
Specifically it needs libtcl8.4.so and libgcc_s.so.1.
Do you really want to install tcl and gcc on all the boxes?
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#2 2005-08-22 16:18:51
- Snowman
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Re: dependencies
There is a libgcc package in AUR that only contains the gcc libraries. I guess you could do the same for tcl (a libtcl pkg). IMHO, it's the best way to handle this.
Another way would be to copy libtcl8.4.so and libgcc_s.so.1 in the build directory and explicitly put them in the package.
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#3 2005-08-22 16:45:03
- phrakture
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Re: dependencies
I wouldn't worry about it... I mean, gcc is what, like 70MB and tcl is around 4MB... if you're worries about 75MB of disk space, you may have other issues
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#4 2005-08-22 18:22:39
- sullivanva
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Re: dependencies
The problem is that at some places they wouldn't want development tools on production boxes. A lot of this is the result of SOX. So the libgcc is a good idea, even if it seems a little like overkill.
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