Xorg for client-only support

[Don whY]

On 7/10/2015 9:41 AM, Patrick Hess wrote:
> Don whY wrote:
>> For *headless* devices (i.e., no point in having a real *server*!),
>> are there significant portions of xorg that I can omit?  Or, is it
>> easier to build and install it all and remove the unnecessary cruft,
>> later?
>
> Since you don't need the server portions, I don't really see a reason
> why you would want to worry about installing any X.org ports by hand.

Not sure what you mean "by hand"; if "build from scratch", that's
just the way I've done things for the past 20+ years...

> Just installing the applications you want to use should automatically
> pull in the X.org dependencies that are actually required by these
> applications.

Are the client dependencies that fine-grained?  I.e., they don't just drag
The Kitchen Sink in?

> This will prevent any unnecessary parts, like server
> components and video drivers, from being installed on your system
> in the first place.

I was hoping for a port akin to "xorg-clients".  But, i should be able
to hack one together based on your above comment.