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Re: pkg/28815: gaim pkg_options



On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 04:06:00PM +0000, pancake%phreaker.net@localhost wrote:
> >Description:
>       
>       chat/gaim is a huge package, i added pkg_options to the Makefile..
>       by this way gaim is easily modularized and size is drastically reduced.

Please, *DON'T* do that.  Many of the dependencies can be removed by making
separate packages that install the missing bits.  This _is_ the way to go,
as will keep binary packages useful.

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Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv%menta.net@localhost>
The NetBSD Project - http://www.NetBSD.org/



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