From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 22:54:35 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 5B20937B404 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:54:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ece.cmu.edu (ECE.CMU.EDU [128.2.136.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8CAD43F85 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:54:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from allbery@ece.cmu.edu) Received: from rushlight (allbery@allbery.dsl.telerama.com [205.201.8.182]) (authenticated) by ece.cmu.edu (8.11.0/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h5O5sBY03169; Tue, 24 Jun 2003 01:54:11 -0400 (EDT) From: "Brandon S. Allbery " KF8NH To: Thierry Thomas In-Reply-To: <20030624053528.GB29028@graf.pompo.net> References: <46462.63.104.35.130.1055950651.squirrel@email.polands.org> <1056122775.311.2.camel@gyros> <20030622170410.GC282@galgenberg.net> <200306232250.11318.x@Vex.Net> <20030624040023.GA30981@moo.holy.cow> <20030624053528.GB29028@graf.pompo.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Organization: Message-Id: <1056434054.36233.6.camel@rushlight.kf8nh.apk.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 24 Jun 2003 01:54:15 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 05:54:35 -0000 On Tue, 2003-06-24 at 01:35, Thierry Thomas wrote: > Le Mar 24 jui 03 à 6:00:23 +0200, parv > écrivait : > > in message <200306232250.11318.x@Vex.Net>, wrote Tim Middleton > > thusly... > > > This would be awesome. I notice some ports have a pop-up interface > > > that lets you choose various options. > > > > Oh crap! I hate those dialog windows; i tolerate(d) it during > > sysinstall. I much prefer command line switch/option way. > > > > > perhaps it could be standardized and called automatically? > > > > ...as long as it is not the only way and things can be > > passed/specified/shown in pain text. > > Seconded! That scheme would be much less annoying if ports that used it would save the configuration and *not pop up the dialog during upgrades* unless there are significant changes to available options. -- brandon s allbery [openafs/solaris/japh/freebsd] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator [linux/heimdal/too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu electrical and computer engineering KF8NH carnegie mellon university [better check the oblivious first -ke6sls]