From: Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject: Re: Should implicit {RUN,BUILD,LIB}_DEPENDS be listed?
To: Johannes Thyssen Tishman <johannes@thyssentishman.com>, <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:14:11 +0100

Please list what the port uses itself.

If b uses XYZ directly then list them, if they're only used through b using 
a then don't.

This makes it easier to identify which ports need testing when a port is 
updated without having to look at unnecessary ports.
-- 
  Sent from a phone, apologies for poor formatting.

On 30 August 2024 12:30:15 "Johannes Thyssen Tishman" 
<johannes@thyssentishman.com> wrote:

> Given the following scenario:
>
> Port A dependencies: X, Y, Z
> Port B dependencies: A, X, Y, Z
>
> Should port B explicitly list the X, Y and Z dependencies in
> {RUN,BUILD,LIB}_DEPENDS, even if they are pulled by port A already?
>
> Thanks.