Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:50:25 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> To: Harry Schmalzbauer <freebsd@omnilan.de> Cc: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r345057 - head/share/man/man7 Message-ID: <20190312105025.GA54467@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <79a9c91f-72c2-ef18-e341-4ed471fb787c@omnilan.de> References: <201903120927.x2C9Rc1B017630@repo.freebsd.org> <79a9c91f-72c2-ef18-e341-4ed471fb787c@omnilan.de>
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On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 11:17:58AM +0100, Harry Schmalzbauer wrote: > Am 12.03.2019 um 10:27 schrieb Mateusz Piotrowski: > > New Revision: 345057 > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/345057 > > > > Log: > > ports.7: Add an example of how to use flavors > > Since cem and dim seem to stumbled over the missing FLAVOR > documentation, I see my main objection against current FLAVOR > implementation confirmed: build stage must'nt silently chose a > default FLAVOR, but an OPTIONS-like dialog must inform the user > and she _must_ choose one. > > FLAVOR is a severe regression for ports usage to all FreeBSD > users imho. Users can't see if a port makes use of FLAVOR or not. > User won't get informed that default FLAVOR is in use. [...] Users who install packages that are built from a flavorized port are well informed which flavor they're about to install, I don't see how flavors cause a problem -- they must have unique PKGNAMEs. For users that are building ports by themselves, looking into a Makefile can be helpful, but then again -- don't we always do that? It might slip when building the dependencies, so yeah, some extra care is in order. I don't see what's a big deal here, and flavors are certainly less annoying and more flexible than slave ports. If you really want an OPTIONS-like dialog popup then perhaps you should've attached some patches to your complaints. :-) ./danfe
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