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From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org>
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Subject: Re: HEADS UP - master/slave ports
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On 17 Jun 2004 at 16:50, Cyrille Lefevre wrote:

> there is no need to fork any sub-processes :
> 
> # Try to determine if we are a slave port.  These variables are used by
> # FreshPorts and portsmon, but not yet by the ports framework itself.
> _MASTERDIR=   ${MASTERDIR:C,/([^/]+)/\.\.,,:C,/([^/]+)/\.\.,,}
> 
> .if ${_MASTERDIR} != ${.CURDIR}
> IS_SLAVE_PORT?=        yes
> # take your pick :
> # _PORTSDIR=    ${_MASTERDIR:C|([^/]+/[^/]+)/?$||}
> # MASTERPORT=   ${_MASTERDIR:C|${_PORTSDIR}||}
> # or
> MASTERPORT=     ${_MASTERDIR:H:T}/${_MASTERDIR:T}

So far, I declare this one the winner.  I'll run with that in 
FreshPorts test and monitor.

> .else
> IS_SLAVE_PORT?=        no
> MASTERPORT=
> .endif

My thanks to all helping with this issue.  It is appreciated.

-- 
Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
BSDCan - http://www.bsdcan.org/