Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 21:37:47 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tomcat55 port on AMD64 Message-ID: <07007716@srv.sem.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <44636F83.8020103@vonostingroup.com> (Frank Laszlo's message of "Thu, 11 May 2006 13:08:19 -0400") References: <00bd01c6750a$b7c631e0$0a1610ac@prodcave.com> <4463603F.3050600@vonostingroup.com> <39169750@srv.sem.ipt.ru> <44636F83.8020103@vonostingroup.com>
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On Thu, 11 May 2006 13:08:19 -0400 Frank Laszlo wrote: > You would think so, but the fact of the matter is, ARCH should be a (In my previous email I answered to this) > READONLY variable. It is relied upon heavily in the ports framework and > shouldn't be changed, ever. Why we don't just use another variable name > to do the trickery is what I am wondering. What can you say about bsd.linux-rpm.mk? It uses a new variable LINUX_RPM_ARCH and doesn't rewrite ARCH. Unfortunately, linux_base-* ports can't use it (a chicken and egg problem). That's why any linux-* port using b.l.m _and_ linux_base-fc3 shouldn't have the problem you are speaking of. WBR -- Boris B. Samorodov, Research Engineer InPharmTech Co, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet Service Provider
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