Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-13 Thread Sebastian Harl
Hi, On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 07:14:19PM +0400, Andrey wrote: > > So, the problem is that I don't have any numbers about which plugins are > > used most. > > I would like to avoid (unless there's a really good reason for it) to > > handle some plugins > > differently from the rest because that c

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-13 Thread Andrey
Hello, > So, the problem is that I don't have any numbers about which plugins are used most. > I would like to avoid (unless there's a really good reason for it) to handle some plugins > differently from the rest because that creates an inconsistent experience. My suggestion here is to have se

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-13 Thread Sebastian Harl
Hi, On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 04:19:59AM +0400, Andrey wrote: > > Recommends / Suggests only includes dependencies of actual plugins. > > C'mon, it's about 200 Mbytes of unneeded libraries, like tokyotyrant or > varnish, or libvirt etc, not counting full jdk installation and others, > which most us

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-12 Thread Andrey
> Recommends / Suggests only includes dependencies of actual plugins. C'mon, it's about 200 Mbytes of unneeded libraries, like tokyotyrant or varnish, or libvirt etc, not counting full jdk installation and others, which most users won't need. I'm trying to use collectd in virtual environment with

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-12 Thread Sebastian Harl
tags 734788 + wontfix thanks Hi, On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 12:46:52AM +0400, Andrey wrote: > > Did you read /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/README.Debian.plugins ? > > > I personally disagree with this suggestion, as they already aren't hard > > dependencies, merely suggestions/recommendations. > >

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-09 Thread Andrey
> Did you read /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/README.Debian.plugins ? > I personally disagree with this suggestion, as they already aren't hard dependencies, merely suggestions/recommendations. > If you need to setup stripped-down systems, it's in any case a good habit to disable installation of >

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-09 Thread Andrey
> Did you read /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/README.Debian.plugins ? > I personally disagree with this suggestion, as they already aren't hard dependencies, merely suggestions/recommendations. > If you need to setup stripped-down systems, it's in any case a good > habit to disable installation of

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-09 Thread Marc Fournier
On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 11:59:47PM +0400, Andrey Perminov wrote: > > Please, break collectd-core package into smaller size packages on per > plugin basis. Current collectd-core have far too many dependcies to > install, most of each aren't needed for most users. Let users install > only selected p

Bug#734788: collectd: Too many dependencies

2014-01-09 Thread Andrey Perminov
Package: collectd Version: 5.4.0-3 Severity: wishlist Dear Maintainer, Please, break collectd-core package into smaller size packages on per plugin basis. Current collectd-core have far too many dependcies to install, most of each aren't needed for most users. Let users install only selected p