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Why isn't a build tool a dependency? Seems arbitrary to me.
by wdewind 12y ago
Why isn't a build tool a dependency? Seems arbitrary to me.
- quarterto 12y agoBecause it isn't needed at runtime. Definitely not arbitrary. scons isn't a dependency of Google Chrome.
- wdewind 12y agoYeah I guess that makes sense. Fair enough.
- coldtea 12y agoBecause when we talk about dependencies we usually talk about runtime dependencies. If you'll need to load other stuff to run this as an end user. Do you count gcc and make as "dependencies" on installing and/or running some software built with them?