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Date:      Wed, 2 Feb 2000 13:04:21 +0200
From:      Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>
Cc:        Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Dan Langille <dan@freebsddiary.org>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: skip requires X?
Message-ID:  <20000202130421.C42626@mithrandr.moria.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002012129140.305-100000@picnic.mat.net>
References:  <20000201212336.F79328@jade.chc-chimes.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002012129140.305-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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On Tue 2000-02-01 (21:32), Chuck Robey wrote:
> What about taking the X dependency out of emacs, Bill.  It can build
> without it, you know.  If you try it, better get your flack jacket
> out.  It will be wildly unpopular, but the argument is just like gd.

This doesn't have to be a "in" vs. "out" argument.

Have an emacs-with-X port, and a emacs-without-X port, much like
vim-lite and vim5.

That's if you want separate packages - otherwise just have a make
variable to determine what you want, and only generate the emacs-with-X
package.

Neil
-- 
Neil Blakey-Milner
nbm@rucus.ru.ac.za


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