Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 21:17:47 -0500 From: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org>, Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, FreeBSD Ports <ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Ports Options Paper Message-ID: <20000908211747.E632@radon.gryphonsoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009081829170.82951-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>; from kris@FreeBSD.org on Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:30:41PM -0700 References: <20000909032238.A65391@mithrandr.moria.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009081829170.82951-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 06:30:41PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > Yep. The above was just living, working proof that it can be done within > the framework of a bsd.port.mk. Yep, Neil's proposal is definitely a great way to go. > IMO, we need to stop being so conservative about what gets added to > bsd.port.mk - the other BSDs have been steadily progressing in what their > system can do while we've basically stayed the same and added frills. Indeed, this is a big problem. Satoshi is too damn protective of bsd.port.mk, and now we're some light-years behind other ports/pkg collections in terms of functionality. :-> -- Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> <will@FreeBSD.org> GCS/E/S @d- s+:+ a--- C++ UB++++$ P+ L- E--- W+ N-- !o ?K w--- O- M+ V- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X+ R+ tv+ b++ DI+++ D+ G++ e>++++ h! r- y? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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