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kaola_linux

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From: Bacolod City/Philippines

Registered: 2008-09-23

Posts: 513

Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

Hi, I have read alot of threads related to this but I think its not yet clear...My arch installer gives me the "base-devel" from "Select Package Categories"...What I would like to know is the package information of every package on the list.  Since my netbook has only 8gb of SSD, I can't waste space for unnecessary packages...:( Thanks in advance

Last edited by kaola_linux (2009-02-03 11:00:37)

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dolby

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Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

See http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13040

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wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

you can skip it and install later if you want to compile stuff.
to install

pacman -S base-devel

packages that are in that group:

pacman -Sg base-devel
base-devel autoconf
base-devel automake
base-devel bin86
base-devel bison
base-devel ed
base-devel fakeroot
base-devel flex
base-devel gcc
base-devel libtool
base-devel m4
base-devel make
base-devel patch
base-devel pkgconfig

Last edited by wonder (2009-02-03 12:18:04)

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kaola_linux

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From: Bacolod City/Philippines

Registered: 2008-09-23

Posts: 513

Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

See http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13040

I've read this and I hope it will be taken into considerations soon...:)

Is installing the base-devel install all of its associated group?

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tdy

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From: Sacremende

Registered: 2008-12-14

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Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

Is installing the base-devel install all of its associated group?

When you install a group, it gives you the option of installing the entire group or picking individual packages.

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kaola_linux

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From: Bacolod City/Philippines

Registered: 2008-09-23

Posts: 513

Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

Can you please provide infos with regards to each package? I want to know each use of the packages...

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pressh

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2005-08-14

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Re: Requesting for [base-devel] packages information

#!/bin/bash
for i in $( pacman -Sgq base-devel ); do
        pacman -Qis ^${i}$
done

local/autoconf 2.63-1 (base-devel)
    A GNU tool for automatically configuring source code
local/automake 1.10.2-1 (base-devel)
    A GNU tool for automatically creating Makefiles
local/bin86 0.16.17-3 (base-devel)
    A complete 8086 assembler and loader
local/bison 2.4.1-1 (base-devel)
    The GNU general-purpose parser generator
local/ed 1.1-2 (base-devel)
    A POSIX-compliant line editor
local/fakeroot 1.12.1-1 (base-devel)
    Gives a fake root environment, useful for building packages as a non-privileged user
local/flex 2.5.35-1 (base-devel)
    A tool for generating text-scanning programs
local/gcc 4.3.3-1 (base-devel)
    The GNU Compiler Collection
local/libtool 2.2.6a-1 (base-devel)
    A generic library support script
local/m4 1.4.12-1 (base-devel)
    m4 macro processor
local/make 3.81-3 (base-devel)
    GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs
local/patch 2.5.9-1 (base-devel)
    A utility to apply patch files to original sources
local/pkgconfig 0.23-1 (base-devel)
    A system for managing library compile/link flags