On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:10:01 +0100 Ken Moffat <[email protected]> wrote:
> I drop a different set, e.g. I drop bdftopcf (I don't use the > traditional fonts) and luit (I don't use xterm itself : the book > does, so I think luit is required in the book, depending on what > languages / locales you need - I might be way off base). Xterm doesn't require luit, it's an optional dep. I think you're right, xterm uses luit for internationalisation > Conversely, I use xgamma so that photo prints bear *some* > relationship to how the paper looks - saves me a lot of ink, and on > my latest machines I also use it to reduce the worst colour-tints > from my integrated graphics (must find more time to try my > colorhug). > > But I agree that some apps can be dropped by some people :) Another > difference - I rely on xmodmap to be able to easily type certain > obscure glyphs. It's all about choice. And there's the rub; how can people make a choice if they don't have the info about what depends on what? If we just present all the apps in a long "take it or leave it" list people will have to work out for themselves which ones they need. It's the kind of information that should be in the book. Documenting dependencies is what the book is good at. Andy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
