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This gcc dependency thingy didn't bother me before because I was using Arch for workstation setups. But now that I've done a few server rigs, I'd like to see a minimal base install that didn't need gcc. It's not a size issue; I just don't like having an unneeded power tool lying around on boxes I'm responsible for.
For my purposes, the only thing that needs to be done is to fix db so it doesn't depend on gcc -- perhaps by promoting the libgcc package from the AUR. There are a few other packages in base that have the same dependency (groff, gettext) but I think if you're installing them, you're likely to be using gcc anyway.
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You can forcefully remove gcc and replace it with libgcc: libgcc provides gcc so there shouldn't be any problems with dependencies.
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