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Date:	Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:39:43 -0500
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On 1/29/2014 11:24 AM, Achim Gratz wrote:
> Chris J. Breisch <chris.ml <at> breisch.org> writes:
>> No, I don't agree with that statement. I'd be more inclined to believe
>> that it's a bug in the command-line interface that doesn't allow you to
>> do what the GUI does.
>
> You can disagree all you want, the source of setup makes it pretty clear
> that all packages in category Base must always be installed, regardless of
> any other choices the user made.  And that's in fact what the GUI does too
> (it goes through exactly the same code path), only that you're later able to
> deselect the "binary" package without setup checking for whether you do this
> on a Base package (note you can't uninstall or skip a Base package, so that
> you can defeat this via other means is the bug I was talking about).

While I won't comment on whether this feature of the current setup is a
good one or not, it was an intentional addition meant for the power user.
It apparently is not reflected in the command line interface and shouldn't
be used as a common installation technique.  Circumventing the normal
dependency checking done by setup has the very real potential of leaving
you with a broken installation.  I believe this is the reason Achim calls
this feature a bug in setup's GUI.  If you want a working installation
and you aren't willing to deal with the problems this feature of the GUI
may present, don't use it.

I hope this explanation helps clear up the question of why there could be
a difference in the installation size depending on mode used.

-- 
Larry

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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