Description of problem: The dependency tree for eclipse is out of control. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1:4.3.0 How reproducible: Constant Steps to Reproduce: 1.Take a new, clean system. run $ sudo yum install eclipse --assumeno 2. Take a look at the dependent packages Actual results: (My system already has some development tools installed, so this list isn't complete) $ sudo yum install eclipse --assumeno <trimmed transaction check results> ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: eclipse-pde x86_64 1:4.3.0-4.fc19 updates 86 M Installing for dependencies: ant noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 1.9 M ant-antlr noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 32 k ant-apache-bcel noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 34 k ant-apache-bsf noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 30 k ant-apache-log4j noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 30 k ant-apache-oro noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 64 k ant-apache-regexp noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 30 k ant-apache-resolver noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 30 k ant-apache-xalan2 noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 29 k ant-commons-logging noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 30 k ant-commons-net noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 103 k ant-javamail noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 34 k ant-jdepend noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 39 k ant-jmf noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 32 k ant-jsch noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 63 k ant-junit noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 132 k ant-scripts noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 25 k ant-swing noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 33 k ant-testutil noarch 1.8.4-6.fc19 fedora 40 k antlr-tool noarch 2.7.7-26.fc19 fedora 356 k apache-commons-codec noarch 1.8-1.fc19 fedora 221 k apache-commons-el noarch 1.0-26.fc19 fedora 112 k apache-commons-net noarch 3.2-4.fc19 fedora 262 k batik noarch 1.8-0.7.svn1230816.fc19 fedora 6.3 M bcel noarch 5.2-15.fc19 fedora 911 k bea-stax-api noarch 1.2.0-7.fc19 fedora 31 k bsf noarch 2.4.0-16.fc19 fedora 105 k easymock2 noarch 2.5.2-9.fc19 fedora 91 k eclipse-ecf-core noarch 3.6.0-1.fc19 fedora 318 k eclipse-emf-core noarch 1:2.9.0-1.fc19 updates 1.8 M eclipse-equinox-osgi x86_64 1:4.3.0-4.fc19 updates 1.3 M eclipse-jdt x86_64 1:4.3.0-4.fc19 updates 20 M eclipse-platform x86_64 1:4.3.0-4.fc19 updates 41 M eclipse-swt x86_64 1:4.3.0-4.fc19 updates 5.8 M felix-bundlerepository noarch 1.6.6-9.fc19 fedora 105 k felix-framework noarch 4.2.1-1.fc19 fedora 480 k felix-gogo-command noarch 0.12.0-7.fc19 fedora 58 k felix-gogo-runtime noarch 0.10.0-8.fc19 fedora 70 k felix-gogo-shell noarch 0.10.0-7.fc19 fedora 56 k felix-osgi-compendium noarch 1.4.0-14.fc19 fedora 188 k felix-osgi-core noarch 1.4.0-12.fc19 fedora 94 k felix-osgi-foundation noarch 1.2.0-12.fc19 fedora 213 k felix-shell noarch 1.4.3-1.fc19 fedora 61 k felix-utils noarch 1.2.0-1.fc19 fedora 63 k geronimo-annotation noarch 1.0-12.fc19 fedora 22 k geronimo-jms noarch 1.1.1-16.fc19 fedora 31 k glassfish-jsp noarch 2.2.6-7.fc19 fedora 531 k glassfish-jsp-api noarch 2.2.1-6.fc19 fedora 60 k hamcrest noarch 1.3-1.fc19 fedora 124 k httpcomponents-client noarch 4.2.5-1.fc19 fedora 428 k httpcomponents-core noarch 4.2.4-3.fc19 fedora 469 k icu4j noarch 1:50.1.1-1.fc19 fedora 8.1 M icu4j-eclipse noarch 1:50.1.1-1.fc19 fedora 9.9 M isorelax noarch 1:0-0.12.release20050331.fc19 fedora 75 k jai-imageio-core noarch 1.2-0.12.20100217cvs.fc19 fedora 330 k jakarta-oro noarch 2.0.8-13.fc19 fedora 77 k java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc noarch 1:1.7.0.25-2.3.12.4.fc19 updates 14 M jdepend noarch 2.9.1-8.fc19 fedora 176 k jetty-continuation noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 38 k jetty-http noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 118 k jetty-io noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 99 k jetty-jmx noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 44 k jetty-security noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 104 k jetty-server noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 335 k jetty-servlet noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 119 k jetty-util noarch 9.0.3-3.fc19 fedora 324 k jsch noarch 0.1.50-1.fc19 fedora 239 k junit noarch 4.11-1.fc19 fedora 260 k jvnet-parent noarch 4-1.fc19 fedora 10 k jzlib noarch 1.1.1-3.fc19 fedora 72 k kxml noarch 2.3.0-1.fc19 fedora 150 k log4j noarch 1.2.17-10.fc19 fedora 448 k lucene-contrib noarch 3.6.2-2.fc19 fedora 10 M msv-msv noarch 1:2013.2.3-1.fc19 fedora 619 k msv-xsdlib noarch 1:2013.2.3-1.fc19 fedora 218 k objectweb-asm noarch 3.3.1-7.fc19 fedora 196 k qdox noarch 1.12.1-5.fc19 fedora 169 k regexp noarch 1.5-10.fc19 fedora 46 k relaxngDatatype noarch 1.0-10.4.fc19 fedora 15 k sat4j noarch 2.3.5-1.fc19 fedora 511 k stax2-api noarch 3.1.1-6.fc19 fedora 164 k tomcat-el-2.2-api noarch 7.0.42-1.fc19 updates 66 k tomcat-servlet-3.0-api noarch 7.0.42-1.fc19 updates 186 k woodstox-core noarch 4.1.2-5.fc19 fedora 457 k xalan-j2 noarch 2.7.1-19.fc19 updates 1.9 M xerces-j2 noarch 2.11.0-14.fc19 fedora 1.1 M xml-commons-resolver noarch 1.2-12.fc19 fedora 108 k xpp3 noarch 1.1.3.8-8.fc19 fedora 289 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package (+88 Dependent packages) Expected results: A base install of eclipse does not require any aspect of ant, apache, felix, glassfish, jetty, tomcat, or xerces, as well as many of the other packages in the chain. This list doesn't change much if the selection is eclipse-platform, eclipse-cdt, or any other top level eclipse package. A bare-bones install requires little more than java-1.7.0-openjdk (or another jdk). Even if eclipse is supposed to represent the standard or java distributions, rather than barebones, most of these packages are still superfluous. Additional info:
If you take a look at an 'Eclipse Standard 4.3' from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ you'll find the packages you mention (ant, jetty, jasper, felix, etc.) are there within the plugins folder. When downloading/installing from eclipse.org the dependencies are bundled together as part of Eclipse so it doesn't 'seem' dependencies had to be satisfied. - glassfish, jetty, and tomcat are used by the help system to generate/display the help pages. Please note that not all jetty packages, or all of tomcat, are being brought in, but just the subpackages that provide necessary libaries. - felix libraries are used to implement certain portions of the Equinox OSGi console. In terms of keeping the install size as small as possible, I think creating subpackages for larger projects will go a long way in making sure Eclipse doesn't depend bring in a large package for just a few smaller libraries it provides. This has been ongoing as far as I know.
I would like to close this as 'NOTABUG' soon, given that I think this is just a misunderstanding between how upstream (eclipse.org), and Fedora package Eclipse.
+1 for NOTABUG