I tried to install golang package and I was really surprised that it installs python2.7 as dependency.
Furthermore python2.7 is end of life …
Well it isn’t direct dependency but it sounds soo strange because golang is just one binary All releases - The Go Programming Language.
I’m not sure what this post should solve / it is more like rant because it is really strange
Maybe it should be more lightweight ?
Golang package has a weak dependency on git, subversion and mercurial (I guess these might be needed for dependency management in Go?) and mercurial brings in Python 2.7.
You can skip weak dependencies during installation:
Thanks for reply.
I’m not really fan of this behavior e.g. to install all possible packages that you may not need at all
I don’t need mercurial on my PC and golang works without it as well.
Therefore i will add this option into /etc/dnf/dnf.conf.
Unfortunately dnf proposes to install a lot of packages also with install_weak_deps set to False:
$ sudo dnf --setopt=install_weak_deps=False install golang
Last metadata expiration check: 2:35:27 ago on Mon 05 Oct 2020 12:43:23 PM CEST.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
golang x86_64 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 642 k
Installing dependencies:
annobin x86_64 9.28-1.fc33 fedora 99 k
dwz x86_64 0.13-4.fc33 fedora 106 k
efi-srpm-macros noarch 4-5.fc33 fedora 21 k
fonts-srpm-macros noarch 1:2.0.5-4.fc33 fedora 27 k
fpc-srpm-macros noarch 1.3-2.fc33 fedora 7.6 k
ghc-srpm-macros noarch 1.5.0-3.fc33 fedora 7.7 k
gnat-srpm-macros noarch 4-12.fc33 fedora 8.2 k
go-srpm-macros noarch 3.0.9-1.fc33 fedora 25 k
golang-bin x86_64 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 81 M
golang-src noarch 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 7.2 M
kernel-srpm-macros noarch 1.0-3.fc33 fedora 7.2 k
lua-srpm-macros noarch 1-2.fc33 updates-testing 7.9 k
nim-srpm-macros noarch 3-3.fc33 fedora 8.3 k
ocaml-srpm-macros noarch 6-3.fc33 fedora 7.7 k
openblas-srpm-macros noarch 2-8.fc33 fedora 7.2 k
perl-srpm-macros noarch 1-38.fc33 fedora 8.3 k
python-srpm-macros noarch 3.9-10.fc33 updates-testing 20 k
qt5-srpm-macros noarch 5.15.1-1.fc33 updates-testing 8.3 k
redhat-rpm-config noarch 172-1.fc33 updates-testing 66 k
rust-srpm-macros noarch 15-2.fc33 fedora 9.8 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 21 Packages
Total download size: 89 M
Installed size: 345 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
In comparison to Debian Buster:
$ sudo apt-get install golang
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
golang-1.11 golang-1.11-doc golang-1.11-go golang-1.11-src golang-doc golang-go golang-src
Suggested packages:
bzr | brz mercurial subversion
The following NEW packages will be installed:
golang golang-1.11 golang-1.11-doc golang-1.11-go golang-1.11-src golang-doc golang-go golang-src
There was a major change between python2 and python3. You can easily have both python versions installed so it supports those packages that have not yet been updated to python3
Maybe you want to encourage the developers of golang to update their software to migrate from python2 to python3, as all software developers should be doing now.
Apparently something in it does (or it is mispackaged with unnecessary dependencies). Otherwise it would not try to pull in python2 when you install it.
golang and golang-bin are two different packages. golang includes lots of things that are part of the Go ecosystem, while golang-bin seems to limit itself to the “core” tools. So if the binary is all you want, try to install golang-bin. That should pull in fewer dependencies.
the extra packages you’re seeing dnf pull in are because of the dependency tree—the point of rpm packages in the Fedora repos is not merely to add each software in isolation. Rather, it is to make all these tools available with all the bits necessary to ensure that as much as possible of their functionality is enabled. This means users don’t have to install the golang binary and then manually install 10 other things that are optional. The rpm package pulls in all the optional bits.
Having said this, I don’t know enough about go to see why it pulls in mercurial, especially mercurial with python2. I see that the mercurial package includes both a python2 and a python3 version. It’ll be best to file a bug so that the maintainers can look at this.
ok that’s sounds somehow reasonable but they are dependency to each other therefore it still lists the same dependencies :
$ sudo dnf --setopt=install_weak_deps=False install golang-bin
Last metadata expiration check: 2:20:19 ago on Mon 05 Oct 2020 06:49:20 PM CEST.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
golang-bin x86_64 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 81 M
Installing dependencies:
annobin x86_64 9.28-1.fc33 fedora 99 k
dwz x86_64 0.13-4.fc33 fedora 106 k
efi-srpm-macros noarch 4-5.fc33 fedora 21 k
fonts-srpm-macros noarch 1:2.0.5-4.fc33 fedora 27 k
fpc-srpm-macros noarch 1.3-2.fc33 fedora 7.6 k
ghc-srpm-macros noarch 1.5.0-3.fc33 fedora 7.7 k
gnat-srpm-macros noarch 4-12.fc33 fedora 8.2 k
go-srpm-macros noarch 3.0.9-1.fc33 fedora 25 k
golang x86_64 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 642 k
golang-src noarch 1.15.2-1.fc33 updates-testing 7.2 M
kernel-srpm-macros noarch 1.0-3.fc33 fedora 7.2 k
lua-srpm-macros noarch 1-2.fc33 updates-testing 7.9 k
nim-srpm-macros noarch 3-3.fc33 fedora 8.3 k
ocaml-srpm-macros noarch 6-3.fc33 fedora 7.7 k
openblas-srpm-macros noarch 2-8.fc33 fedora 7.2 k
perl-srpm-macros noarch 1-38.fc33 fedora 8.3 k
python-srpm-macros noarch 3.9-10.fc33 updates-testing 20 k
qt5-srpm-macros noarch 5.15.1-1.fc33 updates-testing 8.3 k
redhat-rpm-config noarch 172-1.fc33 updates-testing 66 k
rust-srpm-macros noarch 15-2.fc33 fedora 9.8 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 21 Packages
Total download size: 89 M
Installed size: 345 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Rather, it is to make all these tools available with all the bits necessary to ensure that as much as possible of their functionality is enabled.
I got it. It is great for users which aren’t really aware what is happening in their OS … but for me it just sounds awkward. I would rather keep my OS as clean as possible …
Either ways thanks a lot for input.
I think we can close this topic.
