Chris Higgins wrote: > This has to stop - the dependency tree is gone mad. > > I just selected xpdf-1.01-4 from cooker and it threw > up a load of packages that are required for xpdf. > > The final package on the list is xkobo > > I don't mind that I've got to install libraries to get > a package working - but needing aspell, > blackbox ?? groff-for-man ?? libpg* ? swig ?? > just so I can view pdf docs ! > > Madness !
Under Cooker, librairies get upgraded often. If you need the latest version of a lib for installaing your package, it will get updated and all applications using this lib will also get updated. That doesn't mean your package needs all this apps.
