Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:41:35 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/wine Makefile Message-ID: <4C8543EF.1010205@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1009062015370.17560@acrux.dbai.tuwien.ac.at> References: <201009061123.o86BNY5u061220@repoman.freebsd.org> <4C85284D.8000707@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.LNX.2.00.1009062015370.17560@acrux.dbai.tuwien.ac.at>
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On 09/06/2010 11:28 AM, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > On Mon, 6 Sep 2010, Doug Barton wrote: >>> Log: >>> Explicitly configure using --without-xcomposite, --without-xinerama and >>> --without-xrandr so that builds are more reproduciable and we avoi hidden >>> dependencies when building outside of a minimal build environment, thus >>> making packages more portable. >> That sounds very reasonable. I'm just wondering if you could add OPTIONS >> to enable those features however ... > > The short answer is: yes, based on concrete user feedback I have added > and will continue to add OPTIONS. Excellent. :) > The longer answers is: Wine itself has 44 --enable/--disable knobs and I > guess we do not want to have that many OPTIONS nor do we want to build it > with the maximum number of features and thus dependencies. What I am > trying to do is to have those features that are relevant for most users > always built, those where I see little to no use always disabled, and > those in between as OPTIONS. As I receive input and suggestions from > users, I move things between those three categories, the most common, > but not sole, move being the one from the disabled to the OPTIONS bucket. > > Does that sound like a reasonable approach? Yes of course, and I certainly agree that we don't want 44 knobs for one port. I would suggest that you consider grouping multiple related configure --options into one OPTIONS knob, but you've probably already considered that. :) hth, Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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