From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 19:50:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9A0C37B401 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:50:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smaug.vex.net (smaug.vex.net [216.138.210.98]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 263F443F85 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from x@Vex.Net) Received: from bee.vii.net (H98.C230.tor.velocet.net [216.138.230.98]) by smaug.vex.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 372E048635; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:50:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bee.vii.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9D525C72; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:50:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Middleton Organization: xxvii.net To: Ulrich Spoerlein Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:50:11 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <46462.63.104.35.130.1055950651.squirrel@email.polands.org> <1056122775.311.2.camel@gyros> <20030622170410.GC282@galgenberg.net> In-Reply-To: <20030622170410.GC282@galgenberg.net> X-Whee: Yes, Please. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200306232250.11318.x@Vex.Net> cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: make options (was Re: FreeBSD Port: mozilla-devel-1.4b) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 02:50:19 -0000 On June 22, 2003 01:04 pm, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > I think, what he wants is a 'make options' target, which lists all > options. > I wanted to do this, together with a standardized way to auto-detect and > depend on existing libraries. But since I'm a bit short on time this This would be awesome. I notice some ports have a pop-up interface that lets you choose various options. Not being a port guru I'm not sure how it works, but perhaps it could be standardized and called automatically? For example, if you install the postfix port a popup comes up with check boxes asking whether you want LDAP, or to disable PCRE, and a bunch of other options... i wish more ports used this... it would make life easier. -- Tim Middleton | Cain Gang Ltd | I'd ha' been a better man all my life if x@veX.net | www.Vex.Net | I'd known there were things like this. (CSL)