From owner-cvs-share Tue Jun 24 02:01:14 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA04421 for cvs-share-outgoing; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 02:01:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from grunt.grondar.za (2GELgCYqiB78QUhtRmM9FwcN/izBLsXx@grunt.grondar.za [196.7.18.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id BAA04163; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 01:59:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by grunt.grondar.za (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA23802; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:59:08 +0200 (SAT) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA10149; Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:59:07 +0200 (SAT) Message-Id: <199706240859.KAA10149@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: Satoshi Asami cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-share@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/mk bsd.port.mk Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:59:01 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-cvs-share@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Satoshi Asami wrote: > asami 1997/06/24 00:16:22 PDT > > Modified files: > share/mk bsd.port.mk > Log: > Add new variable USE_PERL5. It is similar to USE_GMAKE, except that > it also sets RUN_DEPENDS (USE_GMAKE is BUILD_DEPENDS only). > > The (immediate) purpose of this is to avoid having to change 70 > zillion ports when the version of perl changes. Also, when perl5 is > pulled into -current, this will become a no-op in -current's > bsd.port.mk. Does this mean it is ok for me (as the perl5 port maintainer) to upgrade the port without warning? M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org