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

"Rainer Fiebig" ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:26:26 +0100
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Am 12.03.26 um 17:52 schrieb Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via
blfs-support Mailing List):
> 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.

Absolutely.  But I somehow have the notion that this is not going to happen.

Rainer


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