On 11/4/08, john wendel <jwendel10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you ever build mplayer for the sources, you'll see that it has about > a hundred configuration options, most of which a "normal" user doesn't > need or want. Note that I said configuration "options", not > "requirements" (big difference). Looks like the package maintainer has > chosen to include them all, including the kitchen sink. But what else > could he do? Yes, this is a problem not just with mplayer but with a lot of packages. For example, ghostscript used to require the whole CUPS cruft, even if you never planned to actually print something. > Definitely a case where you might be better off rolling > your own version. Right, except that then you have to install a lot of development packages... and enter dependency hell through another gate. Besides, large-scale compilation on a netbook with a small SSD is something I'd love to get by without. Andras -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
