On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:04:08 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote: > I remember someone (Dale?) some time ago being dismayed at the large > number of packages that would be installed by emerge @system. > > Now I see what he meant: on this box 401 of the 1103 installed > packages. I'd like to construct a set that would create a reliable > basis for building the rest of @system and @world. > > I have a small rescue system on the same disk, also ~amd64, which > doesn't have X or any desktop programs but otherwise is configured for > the same setup. Would it be sensible to use the 44 packages in that > @system as a new set @sysbase on the main system, or would I miss > something important?
Surely the addition of X, and maybe kde or gnome, to your USE flags is what is causing so many packages to be pulled in by @system. I found something similar when building a new system recently, @system pulled in X and a shedload of dependencies. Switching to a non-desktop profile meant far fewer packages were needed to get a basic system. -- Neil Bothwick Walk softly and carry a fully charged phazer.
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