Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:23:15 -0500 From: Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org> To: Michael Scheidell <scheidell@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-ports@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>, gabor@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/merkaartor Makefile Message-ID: <20120123012315.GB1975@atarininja.org> In-Reply-To: <4F1AC468.3000708@freebsd.org> References: <201201210047.q0L0lGNH027714@repoman.freebsd.org> <20120121031649.GA89853@atarininja.org> <CAF6rxgmgFayVQw64TNtj4e4QJCUHs%2B=8YFFODPp=GmnGG1hdMw@mail.gmail.com> <4F1AC468.3000708@freebsd.org>
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On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 08:58:00AM -0500, Michael Scheidell wrote: > > > On 1/21/12 12:32 AM, Eitan Adler wrote: > >> As it stands now, if I don't have gnome-session then this port will not > >> bring in the gnome stuff for me. What if I want it to bring in gnome? > >> There is no way for this port to conditionally bring in gnome for me. If > >> it sees I already have gnome it will honor that but there is no way for > >> me to say "I don't have gnome, but please bring in the necessary parts > >> and register dependencies for me". > > In addition, what if I have GNOME on the box I'm building on but would > > like to build a port for a box without GNOME? > > > > Automagical dependencies should be avoided. > > > all good points, and I think that since the maintainer uses merkaartor > (hopefully), and knows what the most important or common deployments > are, maybe we should engage him in the conversation. > > Would you suggest I open a PR? or would it be better for wxs/ and/ or > eadler to open one and carefully describe what you think the behavior > would be? (yes, we all love/hate GNATS.. but at least it makes sure the > maintainer gets involved in the decisions) I don't have time right now to open a PR but feel free to do so Eitan or Michael. I, personally, don't care what the solution is as long as it gets fixed. ;) -- WXS
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