Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:20:38 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Doug Barton" <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: linimon@freebsd.org, lofi@freebsd.org, Roman Bogorodskiy <novel@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/security/gnupg Makefile Message-ID: <op.tx1pkooj9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0709021304590.54479@ync.qbhto.arg> References: <200709021108.l82B8Axp085777@repoman.freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0709021304590.54479@ync.qbhto.arg>
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On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:10:45 -0500, Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrot= e: > On Sun, 2 Sep 2007, Roman Bogorodskiy wrote: > >> novel 2007-09-02 11:08:10 UTC >> >> FreeBSD ports repository >> >> Modified files: >> security/gnupg Makefile >> Log: >> Add RUN_DEPEND on security/pinentry because gpg is almost useless >> without it. >> >> PR: 115760 = >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D115760 >> Submitted by: novel >> Approved by: maintainer timeout (1 week, linimon ok) >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.106 +2 -1 ports/security/gnupg/Makefile >> >> http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/security/gnupg/Makefile.d= iff?&r1=3D1.105&r2=3D1.106&f=3Dh > > I don't think this is a good idea for a few reasons. First off, the = > gnupg port already has a pkg-message that is pretty clear about the fa= ct = > that you need to pick a pinentry dialog. Second, I don't think that th= e = > pinentry port itself is a good choice in its current state. I just did= a = > quick test and as far as I can tell it seems to want to build all of = > them, which means depending on QT3, and GTK 1 and 2. > > I sort of think that this might be reasonable if the pinentry port gre= w = > OPTIONS, which I would even be willing to work on if lofi thought it w= as = > a good idea. But I don't think the overhead of drawing all of the = > dialogs in is worth it, and I don't see an easy way of guessing which = = > one the user would want by default. > > Can this change be backed out till there has been a little discussion?= I will have to agree with Doug as I won't be surpised if a lot of users = = are going to scream. I think, get it depends on pinentry-curses by defau= lt = would be wise thing to do. Cheers, Mezz > Doug -- = mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org
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