On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 06:25:40PM -0600, Shawn Walker wrote:
> Mike Meyer wrote:
> >Note that trying to create a consistent development environment on
> >Linux systems that skip installing such optional bits as headers is a
> >major PITA. You never seem to get all the -dev/-devel packages you
> >need the first try, and some things will build anyway, not run the
> >tests because that "optional" part of the software wasn't built, and
> >install software that doesn't meet your requirements.
> 
> ...which is why I've been hoping for something more intelligent.

If headers are only needed at compile time, then it's trivial: no
compilers -> no headers.

If headers can be needed at runtime (and here the DTrace compile-time
counts, because from a user's perspective it's runtime), then... this
gets harder.

You could say that installing apps that need headers at runtime ->
install headers.  That will work.

Nico
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