Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:08:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Pedro Giffuni <giffunip@asme.org> Cc: Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/6812: New port: GNU plotutils Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612150700.2140N-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3575F7AB.1ADA2AA@asme.org>
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On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Pedro Giffuni wrote: > Matthew Hunt wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 05:30:01PM -0700, Satoshi Asami 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. > Are you going to do plotutils, then? I want/need that for interfacing to spice, so I was going to do it myself (I just got back from a little hiatus, I'm working my way thru 4400 emails right now). If you want, I'd do it myself ... > Pedro. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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