Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:52:58 +0200 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Vasil Dimov <vd@datamax.bg> Cc: Adam Weinberger <adamw@magnesium.net>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The right way to depend on a package's extra feature Message-ID: <20050805075258.GD70957@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <20050805074452.GC60681@sinanica.bg.datamax> References: <20050805070513.GA60681@sinanica.bg.datamax> <42F310D2.7020200@magnesium.net> <20050805072412.GB70957@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20050805074452.GC60681@sinanica.bg.datamax>
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On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 10:44:52AM +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 09:24:12AM +0200, Stijn Hoop wrote:
> > I.e. I have both devel/svk and devel/subversion installed. Now, I need
> > devel/subversion because other software depends on it, so I build it
> > with perl bindings by myself. However, devel/svk insists on depending
> > on devel/subversion-perl because it wants the perl bindings -> not
> > good...
>=20
> Hmmz, devel/svk should find ${SITE_PERL}/${PERL_ARCH}/SVN/Core.pm
> (installed by devel/subversion with perl bindings) and not insist on
> depending on devel/subversion-perl...
Yes, disregard this argument. Braino on my part...
> > I don't see a way out except extending the DEPENDS mechanism with
> > optional flags, or at least checking of /var/db/ports/*/options
> > (for OPTIONS enabled ports).
> >=20
>=20
> extending the DEPENDS mechanism is what I thought also...
>=20
> looking for /var/db/ports/*/options is not universal, because a lot of
> ports have WITH_SOMETHING without defining OPTIONS.
Although these should be fixed to use OPTIONS imho. Also,
theoretically a package could include /var/db/ports/<PACKAGE>/options
so that even packages built with options could be recognized by the
system.
Anyway, I don't have the time to implement either of these options, so
I don't have much to say in this matter.
--Stijn
--=20
MY HATE OF D02 KNOW NO LIMIT
-- A Silent Wail, http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=3D&threadid=3D31914
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