Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:42:54 +0000 (UTC) From: Jona Joachim <jaj@hcl-club.lu> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: use OPTIONS in x11-drivers/xorg-drivers Message-ID: <f2v6ie$vfl$2@sea.gmane.org> References: <f2v3qg$vfl$1@sea.gmane.org> <46531BCA.80804@FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, 22 May 2007 17:35:22 +0100, Florent Thoumie wrote: > Jona Joachim wrote: >> Hi! >> I just wanted to ask why the x11-drivers/xorg-drivers port installs all >> those drivers unconditionally. >> Wouldn't it be sensible to use the OPTIONS framework to let the user >> choose what he wants and needs? >> To make the choice easier for the user you could enable drivers that he >> most likely needs by default. >> To find out what graphics driver he needs you could consult pciconf(8). > > This will be done within the next few weeks. Great! Would it be possible to include an option to depend on x11/nvidia-driver? Jona
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