Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:39:40 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> To: Rene Ladan <rene@freebsd.org> Cc: Max Brazhnikov <makc@freebsd.org>, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org, Jes?s Daniel Colmenares Oviedo <dtxdf@freebsd.org>, dev-commits-ports-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-ports-main@freebsd.org, DtxdF@disroot.org, portmgr@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Literal text WWW in ports Makefile (Was: git: 4bb2e36e912e - main - sysutils/gol: New port: All-in-one log viewer in browser) Message-ID: <aR7TzPySemoGVA-N@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <aRm0_7XrbKBT7JFc@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <202511150000.5AF00UV0020031@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <CAFDf7ULmQyKHKjVf%2BAiaQZ6XCcuNRKg3XMHThUgUm=TyBbmq%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> <fb45785afd24d80aa1e2bf53ac38e099@disroot.org> <1806919.NDq42KOioK@mercury> <aRm0_7XrbKBT7JFc@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 11:26:55AM +0000, Rene Ladan wrote:
> ...
> WWW is a variable, just like any other variable in Makefile, and Makefile
> is a machine-readable file, unlike e.g. pkg-descr.
We had this discussion back in July where I've said that even one could do
things like ``make -V WWW | xclip -selection clipboard'' to copy the project
URL, many terminal emulators or text editors allow to click and open embedded
links directly, which some people probably find handy. Perhaps you'd missed
that email.
> You cannot humanly read the value of MASTER_SITES either.
MASTER_SITES is for ${FETCH_CMD}, not for us humans who read and click. :-)
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