[Bug 911725] New: ghc-ghc-devel not required?

Product: Fedora https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911725 Bug ID: 911725 Summary: ghc-ghc-devel not required? Product: Fedora Version: 18 Component: ghc Severity: high Priority: unspecified Reporter: vadie.developer(a)gmail.com Created attachment 697959 --> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=697959&action=edit script used to measure size of the package installed,although one could see it through packagekit Description of problem: I am the culprit for this bloat problem https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750317 ghc-ghc-devel is for hacking on ghc, it is the entir ghc platform(compiler,RTS etc as a library). This pacakge should not be part of base install Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ghc-7.4.1 this package takes up too much space (~ 240 MB installed) and 34 MB puts considerable strain on bandwidth and diskspace (OK not so much on diskspace,but would be nice to get rid of it) How reproducible: just install ghc, 'yum install ghc' Steps to Reproduce: 1.yum install ghc 2.say yes 3. Actual results: installs static library of entire ghc, which is not required for those Expected results: should not install ghc-ghc-devel package as part of base install. Additional info: This bug, is due to another request by me regarding quickCheck. Bug 750317 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750317 *note the title changed* This is what Jens wrote : " Ok, ghc-7.0.4-36.fc17 should provide a base metapackage which installs all of ghc (ghc-compiler and ghc-devel). So in future if you install ghc you will have a working QuickCheck, etc out of the box. " I should have said no to it at that time itself, but i was not very well-informed (not that I am now, just less ignorant),by adding ghc-ghc-devel, we have internals/implementation of ghc as static library not static/devel packages of quickCheck,parsec etc. {I am pretty sure about this} I think it is correct and OK (infact necessary) to provide, -devel packages by default for libraries of haskell, like ghc-parsec and ghc-parsec-devel, ghc-xml and ghc-xml-devl,ghc-pango and ghc-pango-devel etc. but ghc-ghc-devel is going too far. Only those who hack on ghc need this (specifically who want to hack on this particular version others will track and program for latest git/darcs version). I think, it is possible to make this change. no ghc-ghc-devel in base install,but whenever one installs any other library corresponding -devel packages should also be installed I didn't realize about this space problem, untill I ran out of space on my old Fedora 16 on my root partition, found out that ghc installation took ~530 MB installed space. I am not sure about ghc-compiler package though, anyone more experienced in haskell packaging can chime in. I think this thing, needs better testing and some discussion so no need to hurry out the changes, so that we make sure we do the right thing. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. Unsubscribe from this bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/token.cgi?t=m5osKIWdlf&a=cc_unsubscribe