On 04/20/2010 10:37 AM, Ananda Samaddar wrote: > On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:40:27 +0200 > Thomas Haider <t.haider@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Am Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:34:21 +0100 >> schrieb Ananda Samaddar <ananda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> >>> Is there some reason that the gstreamer good plugins set needs a >>> whole load of GNOME crap? >>> >>> http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/gstreamer0.10-good-plugins/ >>> >>> I've recently switched to XFCE and I'd like to avoid GNOME >>> dependencies. Is it possible to recompile from abs without all >>> these dependencies? >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Ananda >> >> This is of course possible, the gstreamer ./configure script allows to >> disable most of the dependency-heavy features. ./configure --help list >> all possibilities. This for example is the configuration i use: >> >> ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \ >> --disable-static --enable-experimental \ >> --disable-schemas-install \ >> --disable-gconf \ >> --disable-hal \ >> --disable-dv1394 \ >> --disable-pulse \ >> --disable-esd \ >> --disable-esdtest \ >> --disable-sunaudio \ >> --disable-osx_audio \ >> --disable-osx_video \ >> --disable-flac \ >> --disable-gst_v4l2 \ >> --with-package-name="GStreamer Good Plugins (Archlinux)" \ >> --with-package-origin="http://www.archlinux.org/"; || return 1 > > Thanks for that, I'm created a custom PKGBUILD that removes all the > GNOME crap, I'm going to upload it to the AUR when it's done. > > Ananda > > You know, It still amazes me how people will take the position that all associated with Gnome must be 'crap'. No don't get me wrong, I have no arguments with your basic complaint that unnecessary dependencies need not be included with the gstreamer packages. In fact, I agree. However, that notwithstanding, the general premise asserted in the comment "GNOME crap" is just flat wrong. Now I was a KDE guy, did a lot of beta work with KDE4 and also enjoy enlightenment, the 'boxtops', windowmaker and recently Gnome. From first-hand experience, I can tell you gnome is not crap. It is a solid desktop built on the metacity wm that does a great many things right and a handful of things I would do differently if I wrote desktops and wm's, but on balance is an excellent desktop. Not to mention, it is just down right gorgeous: (152k) http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/img/ss/gnome/BlueNightII.scaled.jpg Oh well, at least the gstreamer packages stripped of unnecessary dependencies will be a great addition to AUR. Thank you for that. But no need to deride a desktop just because whoever packaged it last included a few unneeded dependencies :p -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
