Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:01:13 -0400 From: Sahil Tandon <sahil@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dynamic plists Message-ID: <20100422010113.GA5766@magic.hamla.org> In-Reply-To: <x2ub025ceb71004211645lf30a0fb9o5cebd612c3a28527@mail.gmail.com> References: <x2ub025ceb71004211645lf30a0fb9o5cebd612c3a28527@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 21 Apr 2010, Rob Farmer wrote:
> I maintain math/scilab and am preparing to update it. This port has a
> huge plist (slightly under 15000 lines), hundreds of which change
> depending on what options are selected. It is a bit of a pain to
> update. The porters handbook makes vague reference to dynamic plists -
> so I was wondering, would this be a good idea? And if so, what is the
> best way to make one?
The reference is vague probably because static plists are generally
preferred. :-) But you can start by studying ports that pipe to
${TMPPLIST}; grep through the tree to find them. Also be sure to review
the "advanced pkg-plist practices" section of the Porter's Handbook.
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Sahil Tandon <sahil@FreeBSD.org>
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