[bug#27657] [PATCH] gnu: graphviz: Remove unnecessary inputs.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Arun Isaac <address@hidden> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>
>>> * gnu/packages/graphviz.scm (graphviz)[inputs]: Remove libxrender, libx11,
>>> libxaw, expat, libjpeg, libpng.
>>> Move guile and swig to native-inputs.
>>> [native-inputs]: Remove bison.
>>
>> Guile is most likely needed at run time, so it needs to be in ‘inputs’,
>> possibly in addition to being in ‘native-inputs’.
>>
>> SWIG may also have a run-time support library, so it would need to be in
>> ‘inputs’ in addition to ‘native-inputs’.
>>
>> Now, all this is theoretical until we actually try to cross-build
>> Graphviz.
>
> There is much lack of clarity about this patch. No one (including
> myself) is sure about what inputs/native-inputs are actually
> needed. Let's abandon this patch for now, and come back later if
> necessary.

Sounds reasonable.

Ludo’.