Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:21:19 -0400 From: Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> To: Pedro Giffuni <giffunip@asme.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, asami@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/6812: New port: GNU plotutils Message-ID: <19980603222119.A15688@mstar.astro.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <3575F7AB.1ADA2AA@asme.org>; from Pedro Giffuni on Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 08:26:03PM -0500 References: <199806030030.RAA17756@freefall.freebsd.org> <19980602223533.A2738@mstar.astro.psu.edu> <3575F7AB.1ADA2AA@asme.org>
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On Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 08:26:03PM -0500, Pedro Giffuni wrote: > > > Actually, USE_X11 was probably a misnomer; it only means "set PREFIX > > > to /usr/X11R6". If the port compiles and runs fine without it, then > > > there is no need to define it, regardless whether it can be used for > > > non-X environments or not. > > > > Then shouldn't USE_X11 be removed from almost every port that uses it? > > Perhaps I'm confused, but if a port *needs* a PREFIX of /usr/X11R6, > > isn't it broken to begin with? > > No! As I understand, USE_X11 should only be used when the port requires > certain X11 resources, for example when files go to > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/$(NAME_OF_THE_PACKAGE), or when files go to the X11 > help or icon directory. Ah, so USE_X11 should be used iff a port requires a PREFIX of X11BASE, or access to files under X11BASE, correct? The Handbook and comments in bsd.port.mk badly need a clarification of this issue, which I suppose means I have another entry in my job queue. -- Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> * Stay close to the Vorlon. http://www.pobox.com/~mph/pgp.key for PGP public key 0x67203349. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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