Remove unnecessary language pack dependencies from the `libreoffice` meta package

[devopnem]

I noticed that the libreoffice meta package depends on several language packs (de, es, fr, it, pl, pt).

• libreoffice-i18n-en-US
• libreoffice-i18n-de
• libreoffice-i18n-es
• libreoffice-i18n-fr
• libreoffice-i18n-it
• libreoffice-i18n-pl
• libreoffice-i18n-pt

They also pull in Hunspell, Hyphen and Mythes packages, increasing the installation size and the number of installed packages, even though most users only need a single language.

Is there a particular reason for shipping these language packs by default?
Would it make sense to make these language packs optional instead of hard dependencies?

I also wonder why these particular languages were selected while many other available language packs are not included. The current selection appears somewhat arbitrary.

Making the language packs optional would reduce unnecessary disk usage, package updates, and installed dependencies while still allowing users to install the languages they actually need.

[classabbyamp]

xbps doesn't have optional dependencies, but you can safely remove these packages by creating ignorepkgentries for them (https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps.d.5)

[devopnem]

xbps doesn't have optional dependencies, but you can safely remove these packages by creating ignorepkgentries for them (https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps.d.5)

I understand that xbps doesn't support optional dependencies, and I'm not suggesting adding them.

My suggestion is simply to remove these language packs from the libreoffice meta package's hard dependencies. Users who need a specific language can install the corresponding libreoffice-i18n-* package, just like they already do for the many other language packs that are available.

The ignorepkg workaround works for experienced users, but it requires knowing which packages to ignore and maintaining that configuration. Most users will never do that.

Also, I'm curious about the rationale behind including exactly these languages (de, es, fr, it, pl, pt). LibreOffice provides many more language packs, so the current selection seems somewhat arbitrary. If the goal isn't to include all languages, wouldn't it make more sense to leave them all as separate packages and let users install only the languages they actually need?