On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:35:30 -0400 Thomas Cort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the purpose of setting DEPEND and RDEPEND to "" if DEPEND and > RDEPEND are optional[1][2]? Isn't that just a waste of disk space / > bandwidth? DEPEND="virtual/libc" seems like a waste too as it is an > implicit system dependency[3], any reason for using it? > > DEPEND="" # used by 1479 ebuilds > RDEPEND="" # used by 884 ebuilds > DEPEND="virtual/libc" # used by 809 ebuilds Setting RDEPEND to "" indicates that the stuff in DEPEND isn't needed to run the package, and can safely be pruned later. If RDEPEND is not set, it is defaulted to $DEPEND by portage. -- Kevin F. Quinn
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