From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 15 18:59:25 2005 Return-Path: <owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG> X-Original-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 097B316A41F; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:59:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail26.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail26.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.167]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC88343D55; Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:59:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (c220-239-19-236.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.19.236]) by mail26.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j8FIxCbd004639 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:59:13 +1000 Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (localhost.alcatel.com.au [127.0.0.1]) by cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8FIxCSR046009; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:59:12 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au) Received: (from pjeremy@localhost) by cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id j8FIxBot046008; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:59:11 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy) Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:59:11 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> Message-ID: <20050915185911.GD40237@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <200509132211.j8DMBYpj090708@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050914022354.GA7740@holestein.holy.cow> <20050914061957.GA13354@FreeBSD.org> <20050914222511.GA11455@holestein.holy.cow> <20050915131224.GB94650@FreeBSD.org> <20050915144634.GA65015@dragon.NUXI.org> <20050915150330.GW64690@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050915150330.GW64690@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org>, Parv <parv@pair.com>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org, David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org>, cvs-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/x11-wm/fvwm2-devel Makefile pkg-plist ports/x11-wm/fvwm2-devel/files patch-configure X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree <cvs-all.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>, <mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-all> List-Post: <mailto:cvs-all@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all>, <mailto:cvs-all-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:59:25 -0000 On Thu, 2005-Sep-15 17:03:30 +0200, Stijn Hoop wrote: >On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 07:46:34AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: >> Or stick them in /etc/make.conf and still have them available for every >> build. I'm more than able to use 'vi' and edit /etc/make.conf. >> And I don't get surprises later when I start some 'make install' of a >> package with dependencies and walk away - only to find it stopped wanting >> to know if I want to select some mostly useless options. I think OPTIONS does have some benefits: 1) It forces the port maintainer to make some effort at listing all the configuration options and documenting what they do. 2) It means you get a chance to set configuration options on all the port's dependencies without having to track them down in advance. OTOH, I agree that it's a nuisance to run "make install" or "portupgrade" and come back several hours later to discover that some obscure dependency is waiting for you to define its configuration. >Or do 'make config-recursive' before 'make install'. Note that this option doesn't exist with portupgrade. -- Peter Jeremy