Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 08:53:06 -0700 From: Paul Traina <pst@shockwave.com> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: gnats needs emacs to even build ! Message-ID: <199607311553.IAA08587@precipice.shockwave.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 30 Jul 1996 22:24:53 %2B0200." <199607302024.WAA02479@vector.jhs.no_domain>
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It requires emacs to install correctly. As far as maintainer goes,
I'm willing to answer questions, and I intend to audit proposed changes
quite heavily, but I'm too busy to sign up for more right now.
From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: gnats needs emacs to even build !
Hi, Reference:
> From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
> On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
>
> > Hi PST cc ports
> >
> > I was thinking of learning gnats, but
> > gnats/Makefile:
> > BUILD_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs
> > on freefall:
> > 10379090 Jun 11 01:34 emacs-19.31.tar.gz
> >
>
> Hmm... Can't you use the package?
Umm, that never even occured to me ! I always `roll my own' :-)
> Or do you in fact need to build it? You
> could even watch the build process to the point it needs emacs by
> removing that dependency...
True. I was rather hoping for existence of a `sanitised' gnats; I guess not.
-----
> From: asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
* Qestion: Is emacs mandatory ? or does gnats have a `running light' capabi
>>lity
Please read the Makefile more carefully.
> # we've got some .elc and info files to compile (yuck)
> BUILD_DEPENDS= emacs:${PORTSDIR}/editors/emacs
Besides, this being BUILD_DEPENDS pretty much implies that this is
required for building, not using gnats.
Well, I guess some people perhaps just make a first declaration of a
dependency, & assume subsequent dependencies are thus satisfied ?
after all there's config, make, install & run depencies ....
I'd assumed emacs was needed for running too, & was wondering if anyone had
handy tricks (as are available with exmh) to avoid default emacs
dependency, & depend on a-n-other ed.
> Feel free to modify the port to ignore the .elc and info files, and
> you can take out the BUILD_DEPENDS line if you wish.
Will it then build & run without emacs ?
I'd much prefer if the Maintainer could do this as I don't know gnats
I was hoping to learn gnats, rather learn emacs or
hack the gnats ports, but I now notice with trepidation,
that pst is only in as
# Whom: pst
& there is no
MAINTAINER =
So I guess it's wide open for anyone who knows gnats (excludes me, I trust !)
Julian
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