Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:04:57 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@chello.cz> To: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP - master/slave ports Message-ID: <20040617130457.GD2664@isis.wad.cz> In-Reply-To: <40D159DD.23350.7AD95699@localhost> References: <40D1528D.31889.7ABCC38C@localhost> <40D159DD.23350.7AD95699@localhost>
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# dan@langille.org / 2004-06-17 08:44:13 -0400:
> On 17 Jun 2004 at 14:28, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > Ugh, I see; I was confusing this with another feature... That
> > would make it
> >
> > _REALPORTSDIR!= ${REALPATH} "${PORTSDIR}"
> > _REALMASTERDIR!= ${REALPATH} "${MASTERDIR}"
> > MASTERPORT= ${_REALMASTERDIR:S,^${_REALPORTSDIR}/,,}
>
> That's better:
>
> [dan@polo:~/ports/www/mod_php4] $ make -V MASTERPORT -f ./Makefile
> PORTSDIR=~/ports LOCALBASE=/nonexistentlocal X11BASE=/nonexistentx
> lang/php4
>
> > and I'm not sure that's any better than what you had originally.
>
> Why do you think that?
Because I don't know whether two /bin/realpath calls are cheaper
than one /usr/bin/sed.
> > But, what will both versions output in databases/mysql40-client?
>
> Both output the same thing:
Ah, sure, ${MASTERDIR} was passed through realpath in both versions.
So, remaining differences are perhaps speed, readability, and more
than one level of categories. The first hasn't been measured, the
second is a subjective thing, and the last is ATM a purely
theoretical concern.
Sorry for the noise.
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