Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:44:46 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Perl ports...dependencies required only for `make test` Message-ID: <43B385DD.2000909@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <43B3741D.1080907@obsecurity.org> References: <20051229015922.GA7607@lastamericanempire.com> <43B3741D.1080907@obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> Zach Thompson wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> If a Perl module requires a several additional ports solely for "make
>> test"
>> should they be included in the port's BUILD_DEPENDS? If so, should
>> they be
>> excluded from the RUN_DEPENDS?
>>
> At some point I'd like to make running regression tests the norm on the
> package build cluster. I'd say you should add them to BUILD_DEPENDS by
> default. They wouldn't be added to RUN_DEPENDS since they are not
> required after the package is installed.
I think regression tests on the cluster is a great idea, but can we hide
this behind PACKAGE_BUILDING or something? As a perl user, I would not want
to have a bunch of dependencies to install and maintain whose sole purpose
is to support tests that I'll never run.
Doug
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