I find this very interesting. I would like to share a few questions that have been bothering me for a while.
Let me know if this is off topic. Would it be feasible and desirable to have a “sober” version and a “complete” version for certain packages? In terms of compilation options, inclusion of documentation, debug sections, etc => fewer inputs. Apart from point 8 of 22.10 Submitting Patches, I don't think there are any specific guidelines on this. How do packagers decide what to include, what options, etc.? Here's an example to illustrate. Many R packages, including R itself (not r-minimal), depend on pandoc for documentation. Ghc is not available for aarch64 (#1858), a system that doesn't always have a lot of resources... With "sober" versions, two benefits : more support, less ressources. What do you think?
