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From: Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com>
Subject: Option vs. flavor?
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One port is small by itself, but it semi-optionally requires 4.5GB of 
static data installed.

It is possible to download this data optionally, conditional on the port 
option DATA_FILES which will be "off" by default, so that the users who 
need the data will install it with DATA_FILES=on.

Alternatively, it is possible to create a flavor, something like @withData.


Should the option be preferred, or should the flavor be preferred?


Thanks,

Yuri