From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 14 23:06:52 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BC9916A419 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:06:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-76.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-76.bluehost.com [69.89.22.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 673DE13C459 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:06:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 25604 invoked by uid 0); 14 Nov 2007 23:06:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy4.bluehost.com with SMTP; 14 Nov 2007 23:06:51 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IsRJq-0002H4-2q for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:06:51 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lAEN7Ors071150 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:07:24 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lAEN7Nuu071149 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:07:23 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:07:23 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071114230723.GD70122@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <47387891.2060007@unsane.co.uk> <47387BCA.6080604@foster.cc> <20071112183502.438b44b8@gumby.homeunix.com.> <4738A71A.6060100@chuckr.org> <4738ACDD.50108@u.washington.edu> <4738ADC8.2060005@gmx.de> <4738AEBF.4010109@u.washington.edu> <4738C145.2050601@chuckr.org> <20071112214240.5d3b048a@gumby.homeunix.com.> <4738FC8B.5000309@chuckr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4738FC8B.5000309@chuckr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - box183.bluehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [737 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - apotheon.com Subject: Re: Ports with GUI configs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:06:52 -0000 On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 08:23:23PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > > This makes a little file of descriptor words, but it's not set so a > regular editor can manipulate it; the special ports program is needed to > set or reset this list. All ports query this list in making the > decision as to whether or whether not to include a particular port as a > dependency. Ugh. As far as I'm concerned, everything that pertains to system configuration should always be human-readable and editable without special tools. Trying to insulate things from human ability to directly manipulate them tends to lead to rapidly increasing difficulty of debugging configurations. > > I left out one last point> there will be a reject list: a list of port > names or regular expression patters, of ports that can't be installed > under any circumstances. I *love* this idea! /me starts cobbling together a list of things that start with 'k' or 'g', preparing for that future date when this is possible. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] John Kenneth Galbraith: "If all else fails, immortality can always be assured through spectacular error."