Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:12:49 +0200 From: Piotr Smyrak <ps.ports@smyrak.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Cc: Anton Saietskii <vsasjason@gmail.com> Subject: Re: graphics/mesa-* becoming bloatware Message-ID: <20260717221249.688a3a24@daleth.home> In-Reply-To: <CAA2O=b-mSAgOogbUQVU6wOmphh8-cHQgv1ShejOGVNQ%2BhPFYuA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:28:38 +0300 Anton Saietskii <vsasjason@gmail.com> wrote: > For those who gets frustrated by removal of flexibility and > unconditional dependencies introduction (e.g., > a5ad594928348358d169ce8703788a0976d40f5d, > f57f5533927184a5913d160c3d7606b13d83b47b) into subj, it would be nice > if you are willing to review > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=296856 and share > your thoughts there if any. I, personally, strictly oppose the > installation of AMD"gpu"-related stuff, especially when machine > physically has only Intel and/or NVIDIA GPU installed. Not to mention > reducing customizability is just a bad thing. In the past I also fought various OPTIONS combinations trying to trim dependencies. Still, one need to understand that for the port maintainers this will always be a trade off between elasticity and maintainability. I fixed my conflicts between my personal choices and OPTIONS by creating a ports` OVERLAY. Now stuff, where I care about granulation and push it even further, lives outside of official tree. And I am the master of this playground ;-) -- Piotr Smyrakhome | help
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