>>>>> "Dimitri" == Dimitri Maziuk <dmaziuk@yola.bmrb.wisc.edu> writes:
Dimitri> * dman (dsh8290@rit.edu) spake thusly:
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 12:56:19PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
>> | Ok, now bitchx depends on xutils, who in turn suggests
>> xfree86-common, ^^^^^^^^ | who in turn depends on libaxw and so
>> on (THIS BOX HAS NO FSCKING X!!!).
>>
>> It is a sugggestion, not a requirement.
Dimitri> Must be a brain fart: I'm sure it was "Suggests:
Dimitri> xfree86-common" when I looked at "packages that depend on
Dimitri> xutils" in aptitude. Now that I checked, xutils actually
Dimitri> *depends* on xfree86-common.
Dimitri> Besides, that wasn't my point. I was referring to all
Dimitri> those useless libraries that get installed "because
Dimitri> somebody might want to * run $foo in xterm * authenticate
Dimitri> HTTP requests against mysql database * etc."
What's about filing a bug against bitchx instead of passively
complaining here...
MH
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