Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:27:53 +0200 (EET) From: "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> To: chuckr@glue.umd.edu (Chuck Robey) Cc: FreeBSD-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: a kvetch and a proposal Message-ID: <199512190927.LAA14342@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951218192422.14834A-100000@mocha.eng.umd.edu> from "Chuck Robey" at Dec 18, 95 07:37:16 pm
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Hello Chuck and 'ports' wisards, # Now, on to the proposal. I often find myself remaking a particular port, # one that I already have correctly installed, just to get at docs that are # hidden in the dist files. YES. I though I am the only guy who goes the very same way. # What I'd like is the ability to have the docs # automatically installed somewhere for me, permanently. It'd have to be # an optional thing, because I suspect there's a lot of people who are # either walking encyclopedias, or just don't care to clutter their disks. [... Nice proposal skipped. Why not? ...] Another idea. What about having _more than one_ package from the same sources? There _is_ a precedent: look at a bunch of Elm ports (same base source but different functionality using different additional pieces) made by Andrew Chernov. One of this packages may be 'WhatEver-17.79-doc.tgz' Some other (arbitrary?) app may consist of three parts: executable(s) itself, some configs and addtn stuff (which might be already present at my host and customized by me, so I don't want it to be overwritten) and docos. So if I want to do a lemon-fresh install, I get the first two packages, wanna docs? than += the third one. But if I only want to upgrade executables leaving all configs/fonts/whatelse intact -- I go get executables package only, and that's Ok. # Is this needless complication, or a useful feature? As for my opinion, several packages from a single source is a bit more simple and robust approach. How this may be done? Gmm... bsd.ports.mk wizards certainly have their own opinion on the topic. ;-) # ============================================================================ # Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area # features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour # of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high # school photos and much more!: # <URL:http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/>; # -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 An undocumented feature is a coding error.
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