Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 13:45:16 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compile-only dependencies; am I rehashing an old debate? Message-ID: <20030312134139.N13626@odysseus.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <20030312193849.GA87298@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <20030312132351.O13626@odysseus.silby.com> <20030312193849.GA87298@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 01:26:05PM -0600, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > > > Sorry if this is some old debate / unfinished feature, but it just occured > > to me that some port dependencies are actually only relevent at compile > > time, not afterwards. For example, I was just clearing away an old imake, > > and was warned that half a bazillion packages needed it. However, it was > > clear they they only needed it to _build_, not to run. I have a feeling > > that this same problem applies to a decent number of other packages. Do > > the ports makefiles have any provision for creating compile-only > > dependencies? > > That's what BUILD_DEPENDS is for. They can be removed after > installation if you want. > > Kris Hm, then everything should have been good... I'll see why those ports were confused late. Thanks, Mike "Silby" Silbersack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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