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From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Subject: bug#35551: package gcc does not depend on binutils and glibc
Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 03:34:42 +0200
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To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
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Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> > You are really looking for `gcc-toolchain' package. See section=20
> > 2.6.6 in the manual.

Indeed! Thanks for the answer.

> (Speaking as a user, I'd be annoyed to the point of switching if=20
> my distro installed =E2=80=98binutils=E2=80=99 when asked for =E2=80=98gc=
c=E2=80=99.)

Well, 'guix install emacs' installs more than emacs as well:
graphviz, ghostscript, python, fftw, cups, ...

There are different kinds of dependencies between packages:
  - Package A contains binaries that are linked to shared libraries
    installed by package B.
  - Package A contains binaries that invoke binaries installed by
    package C.
  - Package A produces output or file formats that can only be viewed
    through package D.
=46or me, any of these dependencies would be a reason, when installing A,
to install B, C, D as well.

Bruno