On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Ian Malone <ibmalone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> yum --optional-deps install foo > > I'm not entirely clear from your email whether or not you understand > why most dependencies exist. If a linked library is not present the > program will not run, regardless of whether you need the functionality > provided by the library or not. Yes, I understand that. The problem is the fact that it's linked in the first place. Unnecessary shared libraries should be dlopen()ed if necessary, not linked directly. Tet -- "Java is a DSL for taking large XML files and converting them to stack traces" -- Bulat Shakirzyanov -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org