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Date:      Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:17:23 +0300
From:      Yuri Pankov <y.pankov@irbis.net.ru>
To:        albrecht <albrecht06@arcor.de>
Cc:        gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Port: gimp
Message-ID:  <45A719E3.4000005@irbis.net.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20070112052227.V1534@pukruppa.net>
References:  <200701112055.23026.albrecht06@arcor.de> <20070112052227.V1534@pukruppa.net>

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P.U.Kruppa wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007, albrecht wrote:
> 
>> Dear maintainer(s),
>>
>> I have to install Gimp for any reasons. It makes not difference if I
>> install
>> it via a package or via ports-system, everytime I have the same problem:
>> It installs many Gnome packages.
>> I do not want anything from Gnome installed, because I come in trouble
>> if I
>> install packages after some Gnome installation - and I really do not
>> like it.
>> And I have no file space for it.
>> My questions are:
>> Why Gnome is installed through backdoors if I install/compile Gimp
>> (which part
>> is the reason?) and how can I be sure not to install any Gnome-parts
>> (except
>> libart2 maybe)?
> Gnome uses GTK (Gimp Tool Kit) as its fundamental graphics library. So
> probably the Gimp port will install some stuff which is maintained by
> Gnome developers, but it shouldn't destroy your Desktop enviroment.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Uli.
> 

Most of GNOME-related packages are installed not "through backdoors",
but as dependency for RSVG and HTML_HELP_BROWSER options. Simply
removing them in 'make config' should help you.


Yuri
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