it's the extra cruft I have an aversion to. I like to have only what I need installed, nothing more.
So what you're saying is that the 1mb of disk space is more valuable to you than the time and effort required for a "rebuild, and a -devel hunt, and a package cleanup, and an even LONGER install process."
Think about what you're really trading here...
I'm considering a new signature, from the last Python-URL!:
"It [neurotic reductionism] tries to make us efficient, even at the cost of clarity and maintainability. In that way lies bit-twiddling and assembler language and soldering irons. We must be diligent in our fight against it." -- Roy Smith
... too long for a sig, though. Too bad. It's an excellent sentiment.
