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From: Sergei Kolobov <sergei@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2004-10-12 at 19:01 +0200, Sebastian Schulze Struchtrup wrote:
> Will there be any use for some other ports (in the future?).
> I would go to implement this in bsd.port.mk if this is favoured and 
> would make sense for others.
> Otherwise, I would implement a way in the ports makefile or using a 
> command line/environment option like WITH_DB=xxxx.

I would certainly welcome such an addition, and I do see potential usage of
options like WITH_DB=xxx in many ports, at least among the port I maintain
myself.

Please let me know if you need any help.

Sergei