xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

b9anders · 2009-01-23 19:56:10

I I setting up an lxde desktop and wanted to install lxmusic, which needed xmms2. Fair enough, I thought. Then when I went to install xxms2 it wanted to pull in the boost lobrary which is no less than 111MB in size once installed. Is it just me or is this a ridiculously huge requirement for what is supposedly a *lightweight* music player? Installing lxde as a whole (I had a few basic dependencies that kde4 pulled covered) amounted to 16MB, and getting the music player for that environment requires 120MB.

What gives?

SamC · 2009-01-23 19:58:48

Why not use a different media player, or XMMS 1? Sonata or gmpc would probably fit in quite well, as would consonance.

Ranguvar · 2009-01-23 20:15:57

Boost is an absolutely massive library of C++ functions that is used by many open source applications.

If a 100MB dep is a big problem (after all, it is a legitimate dependency, not like some apps who need massive piles of Gnome/KDE), I would go without LXDE and just use a WM and your own tools...

But what SamC said. Just don't use lxmusic.

skottish · 2009-01-23 21:38:41

xmms2-git in AUR doesn't have boost listed as a dependency. I don't know whether or not this is an oversight. You can try one of those.

b9anders · 2009-01-23 22:06:52

skottish wrote:

xmms2-git in AUR doesn't have boost listed as a dependency. I don't know whether or not this is an oversight. You can try one of those.

Boost is listed under makedepends in that.

I know there are plenty of good light alternatives. I was just genuinely puzzled at the choice of dependencies for an app for what is meant to be the lighest desktop environment, which would presumably go on a lot of computers where that kind of disc space makes a difference. by way of contrast, 'pacman -S xfce4 exaile' requires only 93MB of disk space to install on this install.

And also, a tiny part of me was hoping someone would say 'oh, you can compile it without it as well like this...'.:rolleyes:

skottish · 2009-01-23 22:32:59

b9anders wrote:

And also, a tiny part of me was hoping someone would say 'oh, you can compile it without it as well like this...'.:rolleyes:

From the looks of the INSTALL file included with xmms2, boost is only required for C++ bindings. I have no idea which clients that will render useless.

Devastator · 2009-01-24 00:35:59

Huh, If it is such trouble to have boost libraries, I'll have to strip my game from boost dependencies...

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xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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Re: xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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Re: xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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Re: xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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Re: xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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Re: xmms2 - has boost as a dependency

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