Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:24:07 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OPTIONS (was: editors/vim installs to /) Message-ID: <20101005182407.GE7829@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinkasFFQ8ssbTSdbYUS%2BJ-tYMc1U3w9rkUCk9Gd@mail.gmail.com> References: <4C93AA31.5080202@DataIX.net> <AANLkTik%2B1rvY4ZYgzHRjaX8PBfD1UqNCNeadHqg3KBfo@mail.gmail.com> <20100918223933.GB85995@dragon.NUXI.org> <AANLkTi=vPKpaPL9L=pQN9EdWdEN3sf1pos6uGtJU7ybV@mail.gmail.com> <20101002002605.GA8018@dragon.NUXI.org> <AANLkTinkasFFQ8ssbTSdbYUS%2BJ-tYMc1U3w9rkUCk9Gd@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 10:22:46AM +0200, David DEMELIER wrote:
> 2010/10/2 David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org>:
> > 2. With the way OPTIONS handling is done, there isn't a way for me
> > to query if I built with the defaults or not.
> > Thus leading to every port I manually install looking like it was
> > customized just because /var/db/ports/${PORTNAME} exists. Thus
> > implying I can no longer install the pre-build package.
>
> make rmconfig ?
I think you've missed my point.
That does not tell me if I, in the past, made a decision that did not
like the maintainer's defaults, or if I just wanted to extract the
sources so I could read the license or figure out what the OPTIONS knobs
were about, etc..
> The best thing to do is switch totally to a way to configure a port
> and remove the other one.
Only if folks agree on what the best way to configure a port is.
I spoke with some co-workers last week, and OPTIONS weren't very
popular with them. They also stated some of the the issues I listed.
> I think we should try to upgrade the options
> framework with what I said at 4. and 3. It's possible but we need some
> work.
Even without forcing all ports to go in one direction for configuration,
this would be a Good Thing to do. Hopefully someone with interest will
submit some patches.
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?
Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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