Re: Building "cargo-c": over 400 packages to be downloaded?

"Bruce Dubbs" ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:52:32 -0500
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On 3/12/26 5:28 AM, Rainer Fiebig ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
> "Cargo-c" is required for later versions of librsvg which I wanted to
> update for security-reasons (SA 12.4 098).
> 
> An offline-build of cargo-c doesn't seem possible and the download of
> file "cargo.lock" is necessary.  I checked version -0.10.21 of that file
> and it has over 400 "package" sections, all with name and url:
> 
> /usr/src> grep -c 'package' Cargo.lock-0.10.21
> 417
> 
> Before I actually initiate the build (if at all): are really over 400
> obscure packages downloaded during the build without any control by the
> user?  Thanks.

Yes, they are "needed", but I don't like it either.  I think the rust/cargo
build process needs to be re-thought.

   -- Bruce


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