[49835] trunk/dports/gnome/libgnomecanvas/Portfile

[Joshua Root]

Rainer Müller wrote:
> Joshua Root wrote:
>> You might as well remove all of the redundant dependencies while you're
>> at it, gettext and libiconv being the ones I noticed here.
> 
> But sometimes redundant dependencies can also be useful. If the port is
> using gettext and libiconv itself, it is okay to add it to the list of
> dependencies.
> 
> What if a new gtk2 release would remove gettext and libiconv from the
> requirements? This port would still require it. And I don't think
> anybody would scan all dependents before making such changes.

Sure, but if you list everything the average gnome port links against,
the list is going to be VERY long. Using the same deps as garnome is
usually a reasonable policy.

- Josh