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Date:      Fri, 14 Nov 1997 03:14:31 -0800 (PST)
From:      asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
To:        axl@iafrica.com
Cc:        obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports/5037
Message-ID:  <199711141114.DAA07210@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <24781.879501284@axl.iafrica.com> (message from Sheldon Hearn on Fri, 14 Nov 1997 11:54:44 %2B0200)

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 * As an afterthought... is the way ports/net/moxftp handles the problem of
 * conditional package lists an acceptable practice? I really do enjoy
 * finishing up with an accurate /var/db/pkg and I'm keen to investigate
 * veis und miens. :-)

No.  I don't want to sound harsh, but we already have more than enough
ports that we can handle, and we deem that as unnecessary complication
for a relatively minor case.

This is a policy decision made a long time ago, and I don't see any
reason to change it now.

Satoshi



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