From owner-freebsd-current Tue Apr 8 10:28:19 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA19471 for current-outgoing; Tue, 8 Apr 1997 10:28:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unique.usn.blaze.net.au (unique.usn.blaze.net.au [203.17.53.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA19463 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 1997 10:28:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from davidn@localhost) by unique.usn.blaze.net.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id DAA02284; Wed, 9 Apr 1997 03:27:59 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <19970409032758.35315@usn.blaze.net.au> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 03:27:58 +1000 From: David Nugent To: Chuck Robey Cc: FreeBSD current Subject: Re: make world References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.61 In-Reply-To: ; from Chuck Robey on Apr 04, 1997 at 05:06:56PM Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Apr 04, 1997 at 05:06:56PM, Chuck Robey wrote: > You know, there are several things installed by a make world that I > *really* wish I could condition out via a make veriable: > > perl : I want to maintain my version at 5.003, not 4.036 > groff : I want groff install to stop overwriting the > /usr/share/groff_font/devlp/download file, so all > those neat fonts I bought from WC stay installed. > tcl : I want my version at 8.0a3, not the _old_ 7.5 > > There are others, probably, but these come immediately to mind. Don't forget sendmail. :) > Would it be possible to add a variable to the make files so that some of > this stuff would be ignored on build and install? Well, I know it's > logically possible, I mean politically possible or desireable? It's a good idea. Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/