[bug #68554] consider supporting a "bootstrapping" build profile with minimized dependencies

anonymous <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
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Follow-up Comment #1, bug #68554 (group groff):=0A=0ATo add a perspective f=
rom a "source distro" builder (Yocto=0AProject/OpenEmbedded), we are curren=
tly carrying a patch which disables the=0Acontrib and doc directories durin=
g the build:=0A=0Ahttps://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=
=3D9deeb7474b2586eb031e4f00a644aed9ccf8cb19=0A=0AWe cross compile and we di=
sable those when we build the "native" tools=0Avariant, which is effectivel=
y our bootstrapping. I'm less concerned about perl=0Aand more interested in=
 not spending resources building things we don't=0Aneed/use.=0A=0AWith that=
 in mind, two configure options, --disable-contrib and --disable-docs=0Awou=
ld be wonderful from our perspective.=0A=0A=0A    _________________________=
______________________________=0A=0AReply to this item at:=0A=0A  <https://=
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