Jeremy Lavergne wrote:
On Jun 17, 2009, at 4:25 PM, David Evans wrote:
The total number of entries in the tree is 2520790 but there are only
321 unique ports involved. Port glib2 alone appears 14023 times.
So there's a lot of overkill going on here.
I'd have to argue that if you can figure out the unique dependencies
then so can MacPorts. How can that be overkill? The dependencies
listed in a portfile are up to the maintainer to maintain. If they
don't feel burdened by the extraneous ports -- well, I find figuring
out what's already handled just as bothersome -- it really shouldn't
matter.
Good point. I really don't spend a lot of time looking for the minimal
set of dependencies either. As you say, as long as a port builds
properly, each
maintainer should be able to deal with it in a way he that makes him
feel comfortable. After all, this is a volunteer affair and there's
plenty of work
to go around without manufacturing more.
Sorry if I stepped on any toes.
Dave
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