Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 12:01:48 +0300 From: "Andrew W. Nosenko" <andrew.w.nosenko@gmail.com> To: obrien@freebsd.org Cc: David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OPTIONS Message-ID: <AANLkTi=nH9xMMiiAV2y8YP=KH8-SRF1COXnUSkZUUvMc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101006084040.GA53569@dragon.NUXI.org> 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> <4CA844E5.7060303@infracaninophile.co.uk> <AANLkTimLqUaZMyDs-mhc-cQbASU%2B_1XqRjd=2=N%2BVSsR@mail.gmail.com> <20101005183452.GF7829@dragon.NUXI.org> <20101006084040.GA53569@dragon.NUXI.org>
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On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:40, David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 11:34:52AM -0700, David O'Brien (@FreeBSD) wrote: >> > 2010/10/3 Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>: >> > > In fact, you might just as well write a small HTML form, display it >> > > using lynx or w3c or some other text mode browser[*], and then have = the >> > > form action feed into a CGI program that outputs a small Makefile wi= th >> > > appropriate variable definitions in it. >> >> I like this statement -- as it shows just how complex this will get when >> taken to its natural conclusion. > > This is also how ridiculous things can get: > > curl 7.21.1 now offers me: > =A0 =A0[X] WERROR =A0 =A0 =A0 Treat compilation warnings as errors > > =A0 =A0Can the port maintainer really not decide if that should just be > =A0 =A0turned off or turned on for FreeBSD?!? I wonder why -Werror even ever considered to be turned "on" at all. > > =A0 =A0Do *I* really need to think about this one? > > =A0 =A0But of course it doesn't offer me turning on NOPORTDOCS or > =A0 =A0NOPORTEXAMPLES, which would be useful. > =A0 =A0[I don't think any ports do...] > > > cscope 15.7a offers me: > =A0 =A0[ ] XCSCOPE =A0Install (X)Emacs package > > =A0 =A0Do we really need to be bothered with OPTIONS to avoid installing = an > =A0 =A087K .el file?!? Yes. I'm, as everyday cscope and emacs user, would be very frustrated if xcscope.el would be installed by ports overriding my patched version and forcing me to patch it again and again. Why xcscope.el didn't splinted out into separate port/package -- it's another question... --=20 Andrew W. Nosenko <andrew.w.nosenko@gmail.com>
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