On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 22:37, Steve G wrote: > >I don't think ability to build SRPMs without X libs is a requirement for > >Fedora at all. > > It may not be a Red Hat requirement, but its one of my requirements. Do you have > any idea what a tangled web the GTK/X stuff is. You cannot let even one package > in because it quickly requires another 30, 40, or 50 packages. > > If it doesn't hurt Fedora's goals and I figure out the demarkation line between X > and dbus and do it with a simple variable (like openssh, groof, or vim), would > you take the patch? > I wouldn't for my packages, but fortunately John seems willing for dbus ;-) (And my only package is metacity, which sort of requires X anyhow ;-) Havoc