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Date:      Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:45:29 -0600
From:      Janky Jay <jankyj@unfs.us>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The vim port needs a refresh
Message-ID:  <51B36DB9.2010105@unfs.us>
In-Reply-To: <20130607185627.GA9433@dragon.NUXI.org>
References:  <20130524212318.B967FE6739@smtp.hushmail.com> <CADLo83_AgAH0fARvtoYYmw5UEf7%2B3nEEs6U%2B6%2BhY8r0MbTkWFw@mail.gmail.com> <20130607185627.GA9433@dragon.NUXI.org>

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On 06/07/2013 12:56 PM, David O'Brien wrote:
> On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 09:50:50AM +0100, Chris Rees wrote:
>> For years, people have been begging him to get over his fear of
>> OPTIONS, and he sits in the way of progress against almost everyone's
>> wishes.
> It's funny -- it's not just my fear of options -- every FreeBSD using 
> co-worker I talk to frequently about OPTIONS do not like them either.
>

Um... What?! If you don't like options, use packages. The ports system
is specifically designed to allow the user to *CHOOSE THEIR BUILD
OPTIONS*. How is this so difficult to understand?

-Janketh Jay




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