Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:21:08 +0100 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: Phil Schulz <ph.schulz@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: message for port developers Message-ID: <ef60af09050129112137c41279@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <41FBD8ED.1070503@gmx.de> References: <ef60af090501290942568a3cbe@mail.gmail.com> <41FBCF95.3020706@gmx.de> <ef60af0905012910171bb98a81@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af090501291022196ccd70@mail.gmail.com> <ef60af09050129102721cbbafb@mail.gmail.com> <41FBD8ED.1070503@gmx.de>
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:41:49 +0100, Phil Schulz <ph.schulz@gmx.de> wrote:
> On 01/29/05 19:27, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:22:18 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:17:46 +0100, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:01:57 +0100, Phil Schulz <ph.schulz@gmx.de> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>I'm not a port developer but I think you are looking for either `make
> >>>>configure` or the BATCH variable.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you know which ports you want to install on your system, you can do
> >>>>a `make configure' for each port (where it is availeable) and then have
> >>>>a skript fire up the `make install's. I'm not sure though if that works
> >>>>recursively, i.e. you run `make configure' for e.g. the Gnome meta port
> >>>>and you configure all the dependencies with that one command. Why don't
> >>>>you try it? ;-)
> >>>> If you think the default options are ok for you, you can add a line
> >>>>like "BATCH=yes" in /etc/make.conf and the ports will be built w/o any
> >>>>user interaction. Very useful for large builds.
> >>>>
> >>>>HTH,
> >>>>
> >>>>Phil.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>BATCH=yes i can not do because some configuration leave some very nice toys out.
> >>>
>
> If you know what specific options you are looking for, you could
> configure the ports "by hand" and install them later. I think not all
> ports can be build with BATCH defined, at least that's what ports(7)
> suggests.
>
> >>>Now lets see you can call all dependencies with this if your index is working :)
> >>>
> >>>make pretty-print-build-depends-list
> >>>so with some grep magic you could tell to do make config in all does
> >>>dependencies. Now the trickie part how do you find out the new
> >>>dependencies after does configure screens ?
> >>>
> >>
> >>a maybe updating the index and do the same thing all over again until
> >>there are no new dependencies ?
> >>
> >
> >
> > can you update the index after a configure that adds a extra
> > dependencie to the port ?
> >
>
> I don't know.
>
> I don't think it would be very efficient in terms of effort vs. use. How
> many ports do you really want to install with non-default options? And
> how often do you re-configure them?
>
> You probably want to wait for an opinion from someone else who knows
> more, though.
>
> Phil.
>
Lest see how far we can get you have to help me do because i suck at
development :)
main{
newdependencies= yes;
dependencies = make pretty-print-run-depends-list;
WHILE newdependencies=yes DO
configure(dependencies);
dependencies=(make pretty-print-run-depends-list) - (currentdependencies)
IF dependencies = nulll {
newdependencies = no
}
}
function configure(dependencies){
WHILE dependencies DO{
grep(dependencies,i);
make configure;}
}
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