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Date:      Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:07:26 -0500
From:      Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: security/gnupg
Message-ID:  <20130201130726.73e3ff61@scorpio>
In-Reply-To: <CADLo838Wp9Df3ARmh%2BUZh_4gaQ4m8eKfbOr8pOq_UoBkZa2mqA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:42:46 +0000
Chris Rees articulated:

> You're right, and ports will move towards more verbose option
> descriptions in the future.  However, the version dialog in older
> (but still supported) versions of FreeBSD chokes on long
> descriptions.  Once we are free of supporting older versions,
> longer/more descriptive descriptions will be possible.
> 
> Perhaps Kuriyama-san may comment on STD_SOCKET, but my general rule of
> thumb is to customise as little as possible, so if the option isn't
> obviously what you want, just leave it as default :)

I concur. I rarely modify the port unless I have a specific reason for
doing so.

-- 
Jerry ♔

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