On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:13:45AM -0500, Yaakov Nemoy 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. [...] > ---> Package git.i386 0:1.5.3.8-1.fc8 set to be updated > --> Processing Dependency: git-cvs = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: git-email = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: emacs-git = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: git-arch = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: gitk = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: git-gui = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: git-core = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: perl-Git = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git > --> Processing Dependency: git-svn = 1.5.3.8-1.fc8 for package: git "git" is a dummy/virtual package that you use when you want all the possible subpackages. That includes: - gitk -> needs tk - some gui tools (git-gui) -> needs tk - svn converter support (git-svn) -> needs svn - cvs converter support (git-cvs) -> needs cvs, cvsps - emacs mode (emacs-git) -> needs emacs - arch converter support (git-arch) -> needs tla (aka arch) For normal use, you want git-core and probably gitk. The others can be handy at times, especially git-svn. OG. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
