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Re: Re-enabling cups option in gtk3
On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 08:57:12AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> I think the issue with cups as a dependency is not the weight, but that
> it installs server programs and particularly binaries like lpr that
> shadow base programs. I think if the cups libraries are installed, but
> not the server pieces and especially not lpr, then there really is no
> problem.
In that case, build your own packages. Personally, I find crippling
printing here much worse. If someone has a big enough problem with the
cups helper programs, they can implement the split.
Joerg
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