Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 02:01:44 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need feedback/review, a big change in AbiWord2 port. Message-ID: <opr89kg6ir9aq2h7@mezz> In-Reply-To: <opr89h2ul39aq2h7@mezz> References: <opr89h2ul39aq2h7@mezz>
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On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 01:09:56 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have maken a big changes in AbiWord2 port, what I have done:
>
> - Clean up to make it looks nicer.
> - Change from autogen.sh to configure; it works fine with tweaks.
> - No longer wv check for the conflict, which it depends on textproc/wv
> rather than the one include AbiWord's tarball. I have tested my Mom
> and sister's docs from their work/school and they works fine with wv
> port. I don't see any problem or slowdown.
> - Force AbiWord to check/compile everything what apps that are
> installed (headers, libraries, etc) from ports rather than check and
> use the stuff that are included in tarball such as wv, zlib, libpng,
> popt and etc.
> - Change the default spell from Enchant to Aspell, because it doesn't
> work at all unless you compile Enchant with the Aspell support. I
> think, it's waste to depend on Enchant by default.
>
> Also, I have removed the check of Enchant. I prefer to see force
> user to want use Enchant if they know what to do with it. I need the
> help on write the better comment in @${ECHO_CMD} about this.
> - Add the new WITHOUT_GTKSPELL knob to allow us not depend and install
> either Aspell or Enchant, but the spell checker will be still enable
> and dictionary will be install. The spell checker works fine in my
> test so far.
> - Add the new WITH_HTML_HELP_BROWSER knob to allow us install the Help
> docs. This cover the ports/66623, but I personal still would like to
> see use the DOCSDIR path.
I have changed this part. Now, this is enable by default and change the
knob name to WITHOUT_HELP_DOCS. Also, I did the more small clean up and
bump the PORTREVISION. All that was from marcus's feedback.
> The vote is still open for if you dislike put Help docs in Makefile
> and rather to create a seperate port, just give a shout.
>
> Vote:
> ===================================
> mezz = Makefile
> marcus = seperate port, unless Makefile doesn't turn into mess.
> ===================================
>
> At last, here's diff: http://people.freebsd.org/~mezz/diff/AbiWord2.diff
Updated a new diff in the same place.
Cheers,
Mezz
> After collect the feedbacks and commit, I will try to take the look at
> create a new spereate port for AbiWord2 plugins.
>
> I think, that's all for now. /me goes to grab some beers and take the
> break.
>
> Cheers,
> Mezz
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