Well, the README in the source of this package says: This package contains a few python modules that used to live in > gnome-python-extras: > > - gnomeapplet > - gnomeprint, gnomeprint.ui > - gtksourceview > - wnck > - totem.plparser > - gtop > - nautilusburn > - mediaprofiles > - metacity
Sounds like you might wanna ping upstream (not Gentoo) if you feel this package should be changed. - Brian On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Alastair Irving < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > > I'm trying to run a program which requires the wnck python module, > which I believe is part of the gnome-python-desktop package. I like > to keep my gnome desktop minimal, but this package wants to install > the following: > > $ emerge -vp gnome-python-desktop > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > > Calculating dependencies ... done! > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-vorbis-0.10.14 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-good-0.10.6 USE="-debug" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] x11-libs/gtksourceview-1.8.5-r1 USE="-debug -doc" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] gnome-base/libgtop-2.20.2 USE="-debug" 756 kB > [ebuild N ] dev-util/cmake-2.4.6-r1 USE="emacs -vim-syntax" 2,544 kB > [ebuild N ] sys-libs/libcap-1.10-r11 USE="python" 39 kB > [ebuild N ] gnome-base/gnome-mount-0.6 USE="gnome -debug" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-pango-0.10.14 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.6 USE="-debug" 756 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-flac-0.10.6 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/libdvdcss-1.2.9-r1 USE="-doc" 277 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-gnomevfs-0.10.14 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-ogg-0.10.14 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/a52dec-0.7.4-r5 USE="-djbfft -oss" 236 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/libmpeg2-0.4.1 USE="X -sdl" 483 kB > [ebuild N ] app-cdr/cdrkit-1.1.6 USE="unicode -hfs" 1,375 kB > [ebuild N ] media-libs/libdvdread-0.9.7 380 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-a52dec-0.10.6 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-mpeg2dec-0.10.6 0 kB > [ebuild N ] app-cdr/dvd+rw-tools-7.1 138 kB > [ebuild N ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-dvdread-0.10.6 0 kB > [ebuild N ] gnome-extra/nautilus-cd-burner-2.20.0 USE="cdr dvdr > -debug" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] media-video/totem-2.20.3 USE="bluetooth dvd flac gnome > python vorbis -a52 -debug -ffmpeg -galago -hal -lirc -mad -mpeg -nsplugin > -nvtv -ogg -seamonkey -theora -xulrunner -xv" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] gnome-extra/gnome-media-2.20.1 USE="ipv6 vorbis -debug > -esd -mad -ogg" 0 kB > [ebuild N ] dev-python/gnome-python-desktop-2.20.0 USE="X -debug -doc" > 0 kB > > Total: 25 packages (25 new), Size of downloads: 6,981 kB > > I was wondering if anyone knows whether the package really needs all > these dependencies, as it seems ludicrous to be installing video > players etc, just for the sake of a python module. > > Many thanks > > Alastair Irving > > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list > >
