On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:13:45 -0500 "Yaakov Nemoy" <loupgaroublond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey list, > > Before I go and submit a bug, I would like to ask why git requires > that i install so many dependencies? Apparently, to manage files, git > requires no less than CVS, Subversion, emacs-common and emacs-git, and > tk. Below is a log from yum. I'm not complaining too much as I will > need these tools too, but it strikes me as very odd that git requires > that I have not only a working kitchen sink, but a dishwasher, and > servants to load it every day. git is a metapackage that wraps all the various sub-packages that git has. If you really only want the core stuff, do this: yum install git-core It will bring in some perl deps that are needed, but not nearly as much as what you're seeing now. This is not a bug. Please don't file one. josh -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
