Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:08:34 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: Thomas Mueller <mueller6727@bellsouth.net>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Substitute dependencies? Message-ID: <20085.57154.442207.323565@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgk51tR2x6W-DP-P93v7=9_JDku9rk7bTsu-UVBbqt9mfg@mail.gmail.com> References: <20110918053800.C9264106566B@hub.freebsd.org> <CAF6rxgk51tR2x6W-DP-P93v7=9_JDku9rk7bTsu-UVBbqt9mfg@mail.gmail.com>
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Eitan Adler writes: > > Another case I think of is mysql as a dependency when the user > > might prefer MariaDB or PostgreSQL. > > This may not always be possible, but I do understand the point > you are trying to make Having never experimented with this, it is my understanding there are some cases where such substitution is possible, but many more where it is not. One would hope if it were, it would be taken care of in the Makefile or OPTIONS. If you know of cases where it _can_ be done (i.e. you have done it successfully), please (at the very least) post them. If you're feeling really motivated, patches would be as welcome to others as they would have been yo you. Respectfully, Robert Huff
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