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Date:      Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:10:10 +0200
From:      Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
To:        Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Ilya Martynov <m_ilya@agava.com>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Is there any reason for FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS?
Message-ID:  <20010105141009.G10329@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.2.20010105135621.024d0550@192.168.1.50>; from sobomax@FreeBSD.org on Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 02:01:12PM %2B0200
References:  <20010105133600.E10329@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20010105124725.D10329@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101051416230.52070-100000@juil.domain> <20010105133600.E10329@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20010105133919.F10329@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <5.0.2.1.2.20010105135621.024d0550@192.168.1.50>

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On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 02:01:12PM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> At 13:39 05.01.01, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> >On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 01:36:00PM +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> >[snip]
> > >
> > > Hmm this is an interesting idea.. something along the lines of..
> > >
> > > FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=fetchprogram,hostname,args fetchprogram,hostname,args ...
> > >
> > > e.g.
> > >
> > > FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=fetch,http://server.needing.b/path/,-b \
> >
> >err.. I meant.. FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=fetch,server.needing.b,-b \
> >
> > >                 fetch,server.needing.t,-t
> > >
> > > Then the do-fetch target should, for each URL, scan FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS,
> > > and use the arguments if and only if it finds a match on *both* the fetch
> > > program and the hostname (not URL) from which it's currently trying
> > > to fetch.
> > >
> > > Something to think about..
> 
> Needless complexity, especially considering that `-b' is compatibility 
> option which is likely to be deleted soon (IMHO, support for 3-STABLE now 
> is very close to Attic).

What you mean is, the whole concept of FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS should go?
Or just that the ports that are setting -b shall stop setting it?
If it's the latter, then any ports setting any fetch(1)-specific options
shall still fail when another FETCH_CMD is being used :(

G'luck,
Peter

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