From owner-freebsd-current Mon Nov 16 03:52:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA26278 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 03:52:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gratis.grondar.za (gratis.grondar.za [196.7.18.65]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA26265; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 03:52:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from greenpeace.grondar.za (IDENT:ukhaLRX5EYGyx3/9vYYiPAmzCVQKYJRR@greenpeace.grondar.za [196.7.18.132]) by gratis.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA12241; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:51:29 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Received: from grondar.za (IDENT:NmE7+ZNs3AMvBZ1JFxzaCsvBSJBxHdo4@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenpeace.grondar.za (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA00668; Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:51:28 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.za) Message-Id: <199811161151.NAA00668@greenpeace.grondar.za> To: Andreas Klemm cc: Satoshi Asami , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: perl5 is needed to build kernel, why the a make.conf option NOPERL5 ? In-Reply-To: Your message of " Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:30:46 +0100." <19981116083046.A4393@klemm.gtn.com> References: <199811160606.IAA04093@greenpeace.grondar.za> <199811160618.WAA00540@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <19981116083046.A4393@klemm.gtn.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 13:51:12 +0200 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Andreas Klemm wrote: > So, if perl5 from the base system is definitively needed, > then I'd vote to remove the misleading options from /etc/make.conf > > #NOPERL= true > #NOSUIDPERL= true > > and in the Makefiles where they would take effect. The second one can stay, but I cannot think of a use for the first; you make world; you have no perl; you need to build a kernel - oops! I suppose this is an argument for not depending on Perl. M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message