Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 13:41:22 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for speed increases in "make index" Message-ID: <20070528034122.GA1646@k7.mavetju> In-Reply-To: <18010.17356.231693.31047@bhuda.mired.org> References: <20070527221528.GA19603@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <20070528014456.GA24097@soaustin.net> <20070528020143.GB1361@k7.mavetju> <18010.17356.231693.31047@bhuda.mired.org>
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On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 10:51:56PM -0400, Mike Meyer wrote: > In <20070528020143.GB1361@k7.mavetju>, Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> typed: > > On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 08:44:56PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > > > In summary, the ports infrastructure is really complicated because it's > > > trying to deal with all kinds of constraints and conditions. I challenge > > Reading this, I was wondering what the ports infrastructure has > > ever done for us? > > See http://www.epicure.demon.co.uk/whattheromans.html > > While that's funny, it makes me wonder if you're serious when you ask > the question. No I wasn't serious, I was sarcastic. I've spend enough time working in ports/Mk to know what is has done for us. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://www.mavetju.org/weblog/
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