Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:16:45 -0800 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Best way to make the port install another port Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tjwgd7XECMGyPbJ6oFHgfvEGuaqd0Yj=y9Es6ZCmS90g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44wqkd9rqt.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <CAHcXP%2BeZZ3tYXFmUNJhqU%2B69rVhqw-%2Bae7FMZhfz=BZ8XjdqbQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAHcXP%2Bc%2B9g85TJCqrQBoAPuH6tCL=b_WR_jAya%2BcFv-QYUXjyg@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ_iqtaD9kKh-NLn29qH=edf6XStUpzXVm_p3JWwi6icP3EQ9g@mail.gmail.com> <441u2lb9po.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <CAHcXP%2BfHsB68G5AUX=JhST9coJkhcjgaqUMuTGCBAcvzgaorng@mail.gmail.com> <44wqkd9rqt.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Lowell Gilbert < freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > Big Lebowski <spankthespam@gmail.com> writes: > > > Yes, that was exactly the case - I know about these options, and I know > how > > to use them, but somehow RUN_DEPENDS doesnt feel right here. The original > > port is a standalone piece of software, that can perfectly run without > the > > second one. The second one happens to be developed very closely with > first > > one, and its a commandline tool for it (but there are other ways to > access > > and work on the original port). Therefore RUN_DEPENDS sounds wrong. > > But if that's what should be used, I'll do so. > > Look at it this way; the *option* depends on the second port. > > Take a look at the Makefile for any of the big multimedia ports like vlc or mplayer. They have a long list of options for different codecs, most of which create added RUN_DEPENDS. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com
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