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Date:      Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:33:23 -0800
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/www/mplayer-plugin Makefile
Message-ID:  <20040306083322.GA28004@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <1078561685.30101.8.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 03:28:05AM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:

> > > > >   Add firefox support via WITH_MOZILLA=3Dfirefox.  Note: this onl=
y works for
> > > > >   mplayer-plugin.  Setting WITH_MOZILLA=3Dfirefox will not work w=
ith the
> > > > >   galeon ports.
> > > >=20
> > > > Shouldn't this be WITH_FIREFOX=3Dyes or similar?  Most WITH_ and
> > > > WITHOUT_ variables do not care about the value, and giving them
> > > > special values makes it difficult to use with configuration tools l=
ike
> > > > 'make config'.
> > >=20
> > > This was done for scaling purposes in the original Mozilla-based ports
> > > (galeon, galeon2, epiphany).  This way, one can specify the mozilla t=
hey
> > > want to use (be it mozilla, mozilla-devel, and one point mozilla-vend=
or,
> > > and now firefox).  It was easier than defining a large number of macr=
os
> > > then deciding on precedence.
> >=20
> > OK, going this way, there is precedence for a MOZILLA_PORT variable
> > (cf APACHE_PORT, GHOSTSCRIPT_PORT) for choosing one of a number of
> > equivalent choices.
>=20
> I look at converting over to a MOZILLA_PORT, but WITH_MOZILLA predates
> those other options, and people have grown accustom to it.

Hmm, oh well.

Kris

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