From owner-freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Tue Jul 21 00:52:19 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44B39A6B24 for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:52:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (unknown [IPv6:2602:d1:b4d6:e600:4261:86ff:fef6:aa2a]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B1F9B14FF for ; Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:52:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) Received: from ultimatedns.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id t6L0qeK9077329 for ; Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:52:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) To: In-Reply-To: <559BD0BB.5080904@mail.lifanov.com> References: , <559BD0BB.5080904@mail.lifanov.com> From: "Chris H" Subject: Re: freebsd-ports Digest, Vol 633, Issue 2 Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:52:46 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=fixed MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-id: <52ff82841f6ba0e625553e5f2faf4845@ultimatedns.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:52:20 -0000 On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 09:14:35 -0400 Nikolai Lifanov wrote WARNING: I'm catching up on my email. So if this has already been addressed, please direct to /dev/null > On 07/07/15 08:00, freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org wrote: > > On 07/07/15 13:45, Kubilay Kocak wrote: > >> > On 7/07/2015 3:31 PM, Gregory Orange wrote: > >>> >> I don't know if this is a helpful forum to raise it, but I would like > >>> >> to request that SASL be enabled in the default build options for > >>> >> mail/postfix. I am attempting to use binary-only packages wherever > >>> >> possible, and so far this is the first where I currently have to build > >>> >> it myself. > >> > > >> > If consensus can't be achieved or there is a good reason not to enable > >> > this by default, then postfix-sasl as a slave port may be a desirable > >> > alternative, which I believe has existed in the past. > >> > > >> > +1 on security related options enabled by default > >> > +1 on OPTIONS_DEFAULT matching upstream defaults > >> > -1 on OPTIONS_DEFAULT introducing large dependency sets > > I am encouraged to hear there are a couple of different options which > > could be explored. As I have gone and built the package, I have > > discovered that I do not actually use the SASL option, but the DOVECOT2 > > option. I now have a couple of questions: > > > > 1. What is the difference between DOVECOT{,2} and simply SASL? Is SASL > > actually Cyrus SASL? After reading the Makefile, I'm not sure. > > > > 2. If I actually want the DOVECOT2 and not the SASL option, is it likely > > I am going to be able to (advocate for and) get a binary package from > > upstream servers at some point? How can the range of options be handled? > > > > Cheers, > > Greg. > > I +1 this request. I also use mail/postfix with DOVECOT2 option and this > is the only blocker for me to use upstream packages on this system. > Postfix users generally run Dovecot already anyway, so it removes > another package from the mix as opposed to the SASL option. Cyrus SASL > is yet another thing to configure separately as well. > > - Nikolai Lifanov Then do you're fellow postfix users a favor, and be a hero. Create a sub port: postfix-dovecot[0-9]. Honestly, sub ports are dead simple by comparison to a standard port. Most of your work has already been accomplished by the parent port. I'm tempted to do it myself. But I'm at ~60 ports already. 8-() All the best. --Chris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"