Am 28.05.2021 um 15:57 schrieb clipka:
> Am 28.05.2021 um 10:04 schrieb jr:
> 
>>> - Every time we add a new package dependency ...
>>> My take is that it is probably far more efficient to let package
>>> maintainers do the job. People who know the peculiarities of their
>>> distributions by heart, and who commit to keeping "their" packages
>>> maintained.
>>
>> I have attached the 'ldd' output for POV-Ray 3.7.0.8, as installed on 
>> a Debian

>> linking to

> 
> POV-Ray wants SDL for display.
> 
> SDL, as the full name "Simple Direct Media Layer" implies, does more 
> than just display.
> 
> SDL wants stuff, too.

(If you squint your eyes and look closely, you'll find all of POV-Ray's 
primary dependencies at the top of the list, right up to `libc`. All the 
remaining stuff is pulled in by those primary dependencies, it would seem.)

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