Date: Sat, 27 Jun 1998 15:59:27 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: ac199@hwcn.org Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Concurrent package making allowed? Message-ID: <19980627155927.53563@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980627010628.4205A-100000@localhost>; from Tim Vanderhoek on Sat, Jun 27, 1998 at 01:10:58AM -0400 References: <19980627125701.16222@welearn.com.au> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980627010628.4205A-100000@localhost>
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On Sat, Jun 27, 1998 at 01:10:58AM -0400, Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Sue Blake wrote:
>
> > Does dependency mean it will be installed automatically? Jeez, I'd hate
> > to attempt to install oneko and come back to find all of X clogging my
> > little modem.
>
> That's why X is an exception to the normal dependency handling. :-)
>
>
> > cdplay-0.92
>
> Come'on! Read the COMMENT, at least!
OK, normally I would :-) In fact I usually spend ages searching through
all the info for clues, for each port that looks remotely interesting,
before installing a short list of them, just in case one of them will
work without X. There have been some good surprises after this effort.
I'd rather not have the effort, though. I'd rather have a list of what
will work, or an identifying mark, or a script I could run on INDEX to
exclude (only) those I can't use, or... I want to browse to answer
questions like "What types of sound files can I get a player for?"
"Where's a new game I can try?" "Is there anything like plan or
xmbase-grok that doesn't need X?" Right now, these are quite difficult
to answer, so I tend to assume "no" and go mope.
> That one's claim to fame is that it _doesn't_ require X. In fact, I
> just fixed it to work on (my) IDE cdroms, and added a nifty pause
> function. Above and beyond the call of a porter! (Ah, but I'm not just
> a porter, I'm also a user! ;)
Good on you! I'd better try it now, eh :-)
> > I happen to know that I won't get far with staroffice xemacs or kirc,
> > but that's luck. Not all ports called x<something> can be discounted either.
>
> Hm. I'm not so sure about xemacs. It might work without X,
> actually.... Don't bother trying---it's still emacs, either way. ;)
Sshhh! Someone might be listening! :-)
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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