From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Dec  4 03:00:28 2007
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3989A16A46C
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Tue,  4 Dec 2007 03:00:28 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mezz7@cox.net)
Received: from eastrmmtao101.cox.net (eastrmmtao101.cox.net [68.230.240.7])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCC7713C45B
	for <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>; Tue,  4 Dec 2007 03:00:27 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from mezz7@cox.net)
Received: from eastrmimpo03.cox.net ([68.1.16.126]) by eastrmmtao101.cox.net
	(InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP
	id <20071204030028.MUWI5378.eastrmmtao101.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net>;
	Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:00:28 -0500
Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([24.255.149.218])
	by eastrmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp
	id LSux1Y0024iy4EG0000000; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:54:57 -0500
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:05:26 -0600
To: "Aryeh Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>
From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii
MIME-Version: 1.0
References: <BDFE616B01457E0B71D9FD2F@utd59514.utdallas.edu>
	<47547FEE.9040405@gmail.com>
	<CF7CA160EBCB18FB5A6E7ECB@utd59514.utdallas.edu>
	<475489E4.2050704@gmail.com>
	<20071204014805.24d2f25f@gumby.homeunix.com.>
	<bef9a7920712031823l6692a0b8s4dfba7096339388e@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable
Message-ID: <op.t2sivct29aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <bef9a7920712031823l6692a0b8s4dfba7096339388e@mail.gmail.com>
User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.24 (Linux)
Cc: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/P] Port System Re-Engineering
X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD <freebsd-ports.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ports-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:00:28 -0000

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:23:20 -0600, Aryeh Friedman  =

<aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:

>>
>>
>> Having said that dependencies often do depend on the order the leaves=

>> are installed, because some ports will use alternate dependencies
>> according to what's already there. It makes things a lot easier to
>> maintain.
>> _______________________________________________
>
> btw xdm is not the worst offender for example if you install abiword
> after installing gnome it will not start but if you install it before
> hand then install gnome no issue

Have you report this to gnome@FreeBSD.org yet? The abiword port will  =

enable with GNOME option by default if GNOME exists in system, but you c=
an  =

avoid that by use WITHOUT_GNOME=3Dyes. You want to rewrite ports system =
 =

because of this?

Cheers,
Mezz


-- =

mezz7@cox.net  -  mezz@FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD GNOME Team  -  FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src)
http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/  -  gnome@FreeBSD.org
http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia  -  multimedia@FreeBSD.org