From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Jun 3 19:21:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA03863 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 19:21:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nexus.astro.psu.edu (nexus.astro.psu.edu [128.118.147.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA03857; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 19:21:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mph@astro.psu.edu) Received: from mstar.astro.psu.edu by nexus.astro.psu.edu (4.1/Nexus-1.3) id AA12830; Wed, 3 Jun 98 22:21:22 EDT Received: by mstar.astro.psu.edu (SMI-8.6/Client-1.3) id WAA15695; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:21:20 -0400 Message-Id: <19980603222119.A15688@mstar.astro.psu.edu> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:21:19 -0400 From: Matthew Hunt To: Pedro Giffuni Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG, asami@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/6812: New port: GNU plotutils References: <199806030030.RAA17756@freefall.freebsd.org> <19980602223533.A2738@mstar.astro.psu.edu> <3575F7AB.1ADA2AA@asme.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <3575F7AB.1ADA2AA@asme.org>; from Pedro Giffuni on Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 08:26:03PM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 * 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