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Re: [ATTN: Git maintainer] Is there a reason Git package depends on cvs/cvsps ?


On 12/06/2012 10:57 AM, bartels wrote:
> On 12/06/2012 05:59 PM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>>> >  Is there a reason Git package depends on cvsps (and in result -
>>> cvs) package?
>>> >  It doesn't looks like cvsps is required for daily Git operations.
>>> >  Am I missing something?
>> Git has M&Ps to allow you to clone a CVS repository using git commands.
> Seems like it is not a real dependency.
> 
> On debian the package git suggests git-cvs
> Package git-cvs depends on cvsps, and suggests cvs

Indeed, I could split the git package into more subpackages to minimize
the dependencies for next time I build it (right now, I'm trying to find
the time to refresh the build of several packages, including git, for
cygwin).

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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