On 2004-01-18, Shan Destromp <shan@nospam.hybryd.org> wrote:
> Captains log; stardate Sunday 18 January 2004 05:37 am, Lieutenant "Mario"
><fmontele_AD_numericable.fr> reported that.......
>
>> Hi,
>> I don't understand why the Network Audio System needs X ?
>> Someone ever tried to emerge without deps ? Or do you know another network
>> audio system ? (not esound, cause I couldn't get any client application)
>> TIA
> According to the ebuild file, (and reportedly the devs) it needs the entire x11 library set in order
> to work, though why? I dunno, I guess maybe they use the same technology used in X that allows us
> to network x sessions, to network audio.......
>

From the comments in the ebuilds:

# This is ridculuous, we only need xmkmf, but no other package
# provides it. 20020607 (Seemant): Actually, the homepage says it needs
# the entire X11 build environment, so this is ok.


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