From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 16 15:35:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71A9737B401; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 15:35:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43A8A43FDD; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 15:35:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail5.nc.rr.com (fe5 [24.93.67.52])h3GMXoh4001643; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:33:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com ([66.57.17.158]) by mail5.nc.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.757.75); Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:33:02 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.4] (shumai.marcuscom.com [192.168.1.4]) h3GMYYaa066502; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:34:34 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: Doug Barton In-Reply-To: <20030416150456.L37135@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz> References: <1050481352.341.37.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <20030416150456.L37135@12-234-22-23.pyvrag.nggov.pbz> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-d22Ex+mWZOg2rfLn8VGS" Organization: FreeBSD, Inc. Message-Id: <1050532548.82754.2.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.3.2 (Preview Release) Date: 16 Apr 2003 18:35:48 -0400 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-39.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_01,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,QUOTE_TWICE_1,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) cc: ports@FreeBSD.org cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users Subject: Re: HEADS UP: GNOME desktop users X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:35:54 -0000 --=-d22Ex+mWZOg2rfLn8VGS Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2003-04-16 at 18:06, Doug Barton wrote: > On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >=20 > > Well, a belated HEADS UP, anyway. For a week or so now, a new make > > option has existed to help keep people from overwriting their GNOME > > desktop version when installing certain ports. This option is called > > GNOME_DESKTOP_VERSION (similar to XFREE86_VERSION). It accepts one of > > two values: 1 or 2. If you want to or are using the GNOME 2 desktop, > > you should add: > > > > GNOME_DESKTOP_VERSION=3D 2 >=20 > I think this is a good idea, I just have one suggestion. Can you set a > default value for this, which the user can override (similar to > XFREE86_VERSION as you pointed out)? I think that will reduce the > foot-shooting possibilities down the road.... We do set a default value that's auto-selected based on what's currently installed. Checkout bsd.gnome.mk for more details. Joe >=20 > Doug --=20 Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: marcus@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome --=-d22Ex+mWZOg2rfLn8VGS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA+ndrEb2iPiv4Uz4cRAnVPAJ9BwhoMiRYuSJfbn5iJGY/zIRrtNwCgiFdO h4pISSeVR7UYzuRv7WqKg8c= =TLku -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-d22Ex+mWZOg2rfLn8VGS--