From owner-freebsd-ports Mon Mar 2 14:50:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA05798 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 14:50:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ppp6410.on.bellglobal.com (ppp6410.on.bellglobal.com [206.172.208.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA05790 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 14:50:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ac199@hwcn.org) Received: from localhost (tim@localhost) by localhost.my.domain (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id RAA00647; Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:06:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from ac199@hwcn.org) X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.my.domain: tim owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:06:19 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Vanderhoek X-Sender: tim@localhost Reply-To: ac199@hwcn.org To: Eivind Eklund cc: Sue Bauer-Lee , ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bulding new versions In-Reply-To: <19980302090622.00280@follo.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Eivind Eklund wrote: > If what you mean is that you'd like the configure-scripts for XFCE to work, > then complain to the author. His autoconf-script doesn't probe deep enough. My favourite autoconf scripts are the ones that don't probe deeply enough. For any potential autoconf-script-writers out there, I happen to think the best scripts only do minimal to reasonable probing, but they do check for all needed capabilities. They provide a method to override everything and anything they probe. They also fail with a helpful message if something such as the missing library -lxforms or headers can't be found. > > Based on security testing needs, and desire, I'd > > like to not be convinced to replace FreeBSD with either Linux or Solaris > > x86 (both of which I also use everyday). > > "Threats" won't get you anywhere. Email is always so open to interpretation. I originally read this as a compliment towards FreeBSD. I no longer read it at all, however. > > I would like an easier alternative to adding packages to FreeBsd. > > 'An easier alternative'? Than either of (1) selecting a package from a > menu, and (2) cd /usr/ports/x11/xfce && make install ? I agree with Sue and would like an easier alternative, too. There are actually a lot of things I would like. :) Something that throws up a nicely organized list of "What would you like to do today?", and responds to keyword queries with both appropriate categories (having something less than the weighty list of ports existing categories do) and individual port suggestions. This utilility could cough up URLs associated with the port, and handle everything from one interface. Something like an improved and refined version of msmith's `pib' backed by an equally improved and refined ports system. [Not to suggest that pib is in any way deficient! :-] -- tIM...HOEk OPTIMIZATION: the process of using many one-letter variables names hoping that the resultant code will run faster. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message