From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 8 14:09:49 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF1CF1065670; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:09:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A52238FC08; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:09:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ncsd.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.59] helo=ncs.bris.ac.uk) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Sczsk-00047I-LT; Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by ncs.bris.ac.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Sczsk-0002Yw-Ga; Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0100 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q58E9gH1016463; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q58E9g9L016462; Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@bris.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bris.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 15:09:42 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Baptiste Daroussin Message-ID: <20120608140942.GB15841@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20120603184448.GI92976@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20120603184448.GI92976@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADSUP] Please convert your ports to new options framework X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:09:50 -0000 On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 08:44:48PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > already have notice bsd.options.desc.mk provide shared descriptions of the usual > options, try to be consistent and reuse the same options name so that it is > simpler for users, please override the description for your ports each time it > make sense, remember that most of the time a functional description is more OPTIONS= PROFILE "Build a profiling library" Off This seems to be a common option (many math/ ports use it), yet it's not in bsd.options.desc.mk. Should it be added to it? Or shall I define it for my port (math/slatec)? -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423