> You do have to mind 'dependencies', but not the distro-enforced > ones. The 'dependencies' that you have to mind are the ones that > the software itself requires and nothing else (always mentioned > in the README). And these are not dependencies in the package > system sense, just in the common everyday sense (i.e. Freetype > 2.2 requires version 4.x and above of svgalib - hypothetical > scenario - to be present)
Note that in most cases in using dependency enforced package managers, the software requirements for dependencies are one to one with what the package managers give. It just so happens that redhat/mandrake will run ./configure with a lot more enabled options (yes LDAP, Kerberos, openSSL, etc), so that the resultant package will have a rich feature set (you will have a konqueror that can do https, for instance), and hence more dependencies (konqueror/kde will now REQUIRE that openssl be installed prior to kde). And it follows: the more moving parts, the more complex your system, the more dependencies follow, and the more you will have to wrestle with them. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
