Subject: Re: about PR 21097: runtime dependencies should not be recursively
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 12/02/2003 22:56:41
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Todd Vierling wrote:
> : Todd V. submitted a PR 21097 in April:
> :
> : http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=21097
> :
> : I am using this PACKAGE_DEPENDS_RECURSE idea (set to "false" in my
> : mk.conf) on a Linux system using LOCALBASE as /usr and with xpkgwedge.
>
> Yup; I've set it to "false" since I submitted the bug with no ill effects.
>
> I've pointed out several times that it should be possible to strip out this
> part of the recursive registration Right Now, but no one seems gutsy enough
> to do it. 8-)
I have only been using it for a week on two machines.
Can this be committed now?
Can the default be false (no recursive package dependencies)?
Or can we just get rid of that code (so it will have no recursive package
dependencies)?
Jeremy C. Reed
http://bsd.reedmedia.net/