From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:14:36 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: <7vprnzt7d5.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <1219664940.9583.42.camel@pmac.infradead.org> <7vy72kek6y.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> <20080826145719.GB5046@coredump.intra.peff.net> <1219764860.4471.13.camel@gaara.bos.redhat.com> <1219766398.7107.87.camel@pmac.infradead.org> <20080826182349.0a1a75e2@hyperion.delvare> <20080826192039.5ffa6eec@hyperion.delvare> <48B50574.6020502@op5.se> <20080827102131.49e018ee@hyperion.delvare> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584349381-863095853-1219850076=:22151" Cc: Andreas Ericsson , Jeff King , Takashi Iwai , Schindelin , users@kernel.org, Johannes@hera.kernel.org, Kristian =?ISO-8859-1?B?SPhnc2Jlcmc=?= , Junio C Hamano , David Woodhouse , git@vger.kernel.org To: Jean Delvare X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Aug 27 17:17:19 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KYMkL-0006MB-FT for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:15:45 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753225AbYH0POj (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752967AbYH0POj (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:39 -0400 Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:60137 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752724AbYH0POi (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:14:38 -0400 Received: from vixen.sonytel.be (piraat.sonytel.be [43.221.60.197]) by vervifontaine.sonycom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8374358AD0; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:14:36 +0200 (MEST) In-Reply-To: <20080827102131.49e018ee@hyperion.delvare> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584349381-863095853-1219850076=:22151 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Jean Delvare wrote: > On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:42:44 +0200, Andreas Ericsson wrote: > > Jean Delvare wrote: > > > On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:50:25 +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote: > > >> netpbm has almost 300 in /usr/bin. > > > > > > Ouch. (I guess I shouldn't have asked.) > > > > > > Does netpbm do anything convert (ImageMagick) doesn't? I'd be happy to > > > get rid of netpbm. > > > > netpbm-progs (the rpm containing all the 320 programs in /usr/bin) is > > required for xmlto to function properly, which in turn is necessary > > to build the git documentation. > > > > This is on Fedora 9, btw. > > On openSuse systems it is required by sax2-gui only. But just because > it is used by these 2 packages doesn't mean that ImageMagick's convert > can't be used instead. Someone would need to check what exactly xmlto > and sax2-gui use in netpbm and whether convert could be used instead. > I'd do if I only I had the time... :/ Great, let's start a witch (nazi? ;-) hunt on any package installing more than $n binaries in /usr/bin, and any packages depending on it... Get used to the `choice' you and I have between netpbm and ImageMagick (and whatever other image manipulation tool), just like the choice between `git' and `git-'. Now, let's get back to topic... With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Techsoft Centre Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ A division of Sony Europe (Belgium) N.V. VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis · BIC GEBABEBB · IBAN BE41293037680010 ---584349381-863095853-1219850076=:22151--