Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:09:09 +0100 From: Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mtools vs X11 (Re: FreeBSD Port: syslinux-3.72) Message-ID: <20090320220909.GA35848@lpthe.jussieu.fr>
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Steven Kreuzer wrote: > Personally, I think it makes more sense for mtools to be > the full and complete representation > of the actual program. Personnally i think that such opinion considerably harms the ports system, by transforming some ports (fortunately not many) into a kitchen sink of dependencies, which cause considerable trouble for the unhappy users. Adding X, which is a very big dependency for a port like mtools, where nobody in his right mind would think or even know there is a guy, is like adding the whole TeTex for getting the symbol font (i have seen that) or other similar wise decisions. If a little judgement was applied in such cases, it would enhance greatly the usefulness of the ports system. -- Michel TALON
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