Re: Why does xrdb require cpp?

Hi Thomas, Am Mo., 9. Jan. 2023 um 09:43 Uhr schrieb Thomas Wagner <wagner-thomas@gmx.at>:

https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory/xrdb/xrdb.spec Can anyone tell me the reason for this requirement?

Unfortunately that's how xrdb input files work (they are preprocessed with a C preprocessor). I used to carry (many years ago) a patch to use mcpp for that, which is a tiny C preprocessor and not as heavy as the full GCC toolchain is, but this was dropped long ago because of slight incompatibilities and unfixed bugs in mcpp. Is there a concern in installation size that is driving your question? Greetings, Dirk