[MacPorts] #69601: Installing recent versions of yq or wget installs libnetpbm which has a full X11/UI list of dependencies

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#69601: Installing recent versions of yq or wget installs libnetpbm which has a
full X11/UI list of dependencies
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  Reporter:  tux-o-matic    |      Owner:  ryandesign
      Type:  defect         |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal         |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports          |    Version:
Resolution:                 |   Keywords:
      Port:  wget yq groff  |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 Replying to [comment:25 Dave-Allured]:
 > This `openldap` experience suggests that man page builders may be an
 easy target for more dependency reduction. I think I will next look at
 `xorg-libXaw`, and see why it wants `groff`.

 The [changeset:4762ede3d3be4dc0c6ac93db906ffc15b5acfbb1/macports-ports
 groff dependency was added to the xorg-libXaw] port back in version 1.0.7
 because the version of groff on Tiger didn't work right.

 As far as I can tell, as of version 1.0.8,
 [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxaw/-/commit/8d6114c248f7c8039a41dbc863240c63e3eccd54
 libxaw doesn't use groff anymore] so the dependency should be removed. It
 instead uses xmlto and other tools to build documentation, but only when
 the port's +docs variant is selected, which it isn't by default.

 > I also wonder whether libproxy -> vala could be lightened.

 [comment:18 As I said], it might be possible to move libproxy's vala
 bindings to a separate port or subport.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/69601#comment:27>
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