Re: Why python > 36 so many dependencies?

2024-04-25 Thread Jon Turney via Cygwin
On 25/04/2024 18:46, gs-cygwin.com--- via Cygwin wrote: On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 10:19:05AM -0400, Peter Lai via Cygwin wrote: Why does installing python > py36 result in bringing in so many dependencies like libXdmcp etc, when the intent is to just run python interpreter from cli? Is this

Re: Why python > 36 so many dependencies?

2024-04-25 Thread gs-cygwin.com--- via Cygwin
On Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 10:19:05AM -0400, Peter Lai via Cygwin wrote: > Why does installing python > py36 result in bringing in so many > dependencies like libXdmcp etc, when the intent is to just run python > interpreter from cli? Is this because of the way it's built for cygwin? I > build python

Why python > 36 so many dependencies?

2024-04-25 Thread Peter Lai via Cygwin
Why does installing python > py36 result in bringing in so many dependencies like libXdmcp etc, when the intent is to just run python interpreter from cli? Is this because of the way it's built for cygwin? I build python all the time in NetBSD using pkgsrc and in FreeBSD ports, without needing all