Re: Why Does bind Have So Many Dependencies

On 2024年03月16日 16:36, the silly Tim Daneliuk claimed to have said:
> On 3/16/24 15:54, robert@rrbrussell.com wrote:
> .
> > 
> > To rebuild the manpages and other documentation from source requires groff and a few other tools. Portmaster can uninstall build dependencies that aren’t in the run dependencies list after installation of the port. ```pkg autoremove``` will also remove unneeded build dependencies. The last option is using poudrière. ```pkg install``` will only pull in the needed runtime dependencies.
> > 
> > I am assuming don’t want to use the default package repository.
> 
> Yes, I've deleted the offending unneeded dependencies with "pgk autoremove".
> 
> I think my central question is really why the port installation even attempts
> to install these if I indicate that I do not want docs in the initial config menu.
> 
> 

The simple answer to any software with a lot of dependencies is very
simple: because this software is made by amateurs who don't understand
software development.
In general, unless it's something massive like a 3D modelling tool,
there's always a more lightweight and less buggy alternative that
(obviously) require way fewer dependencies.

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