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