Why all this GARBAGE WARE for one single app?

[Bill Cole]

On 2023-11-25 at 22:37:18 UTC-0500 (Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:37:18 -0800)
Mark Dm <markosjal at gmail.com>
is rumored to have said:

> I am trying to install gedit on mac , installed macports, then the 
> xcode
> requirements rand the command to install gedit. Now about 209 minutes 
> later
> I am still seeing GARBAGE like GstreamerXXX and GstreamerYYY still
> installing . THIS IS NUTS! I NEVER ASKED TO INSTALL GSTREAMER. I know 
> there
> are dependencies but how can gstreamer be a dependency for a text 
> editor?

It is on EL-based Linux as well. 'dnf install gedit' on Alma9 comes back 
with a list of 170 packages including multiple gstreamer* packages. 
CentOS7 says it's got 108 dependencies.

It's a GUI text editor. It requires a GUI. Complain to GNOME.

> WTF now it is installing something called "yelp"

That's the help browser for the GNOME desktop. I have no idea how 
essential it is for gedit, but it's deemed a "runtime" dependency, 
implying that it may be possible to create a variant that does not 
include help files or require yelp...


> I remember now I tried MacPorts years ago and ended up having to 
> reformat
> my Mac to get all the speed back after the couple of apps I installed. 
> I
> regret trying it again and thing it is all a bunch of GARBAGE
>
> Is this juist a method by which you can install garbageware onto a mac 
> for
> unsuspecting users?

I invite you to look at what MacPorts actually does. It's mostly TCL 
code which is documented and its operations are logged to whatever 
degree you desire to read.

If you deem the GNOME Desktop to be "garbageware" then I suggest that 
gedit is not the editor you really want.




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