* Mike Edenfield <[email protected]> [110624 08:25]: > On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: > > * Mike Edenfield<[email protected]> [110623 18:34]: > > >> It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional > >> (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the "if you aren't sure if you need it > >> then you probably don't" category. So for most users, no, you don't need > > > What seems strange then is that if everyone keeps telling Dale that he > > most likely doesn't need cantor and R then why is R enabled in the > > profile by default? > > It's not enabled in the profile, it's enabled in the ebuild: > > IUSE="debug ps +R" > > and likely for the same reason there's a scary warning. If > you're installing cantor, because you plan to use it (and > not because kde-meta is a bloat monster), you need one of > the two backends to make it work. R is the preferred option > there, so the cantor maintainers assume "if you want cantor, > you probably want R", and the cascade begins. > > --Mike
Ah, OK. So it really comes down to "kde-meta is a bloat monster." Thanks, Todd
