From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 19 17:43:36 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AA471065674 for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:43:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1:3fd3:cd67:fafa:3d78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 827628FC1C for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:43:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seedling.black-earth.co.uk (seedling.black-earth.co.uk [81.187.76.163]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oBJHgX2l045305 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:42:33 GMT (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.3 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk oBJHgX2l045305 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=201001-infracaninophile; t=1292780553; bh=YQXNx7N3sO+fcwKS3UdLzmINtQsnjQwsR7VC8hEoqEg=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<4D0E4401.5060602@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20S un,=2019=20Dec=202010=2017:42:25=20+0000|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman= 20|User-Agent:=20Mozilla/5.0=20(M acintosh=3B=20U=3B=20Intel=20Mac=20OS=20X=2010.6=3B=20en-US=3B=20r v:1.9.2.13)=20Gecko/20101207=20Thunderbird/3.1.7|MIME-Version:=201 .0|To:=20freebsd-questions@freebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20Portmaster =20recursion=20problem|References:=20|In-Reply-To:=20|X-Enigmail-Version:=201.1.1|OpenPGP:=20id=3D60 AE908C|Content-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha1=3B= 0D=0A=20protocol=3D"application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary =3D"------------enigD6D38BA5FA591C5851692A0D"; b=Bx7Jv5NWIszXRqWLxVd/nWuL/MlT2ReqoH1NfvwxbWRJm6zqHJcPL432hHOzp+5Z9 StUOm2AK0YkzrEXKHnSaQRj9coH9tcz3HnLjjCfXf4wm90N6BYNcpRvovf47jboON6 VZMrYKB2VMSPdckqhKF0Jt87oiUAJ0+UZLLgkDkI= Message-ID: <4D0E4401.5060602@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:42:25 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.13) Gecko/20101207 Thunderbird/3.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.1 OpenPGP: id=60AE908C Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigD6D38BA5FA591C5851692A0D" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.96.5 at lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,SPF_FAIL autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk Subject: Re: Portmaster recursion problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:43:36 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigD6D38BA5FA591C5851692A0D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 19/12/2010 17:03, Ron (Lists) wrote: > =3D=3D=3D>>> Launching child to update devel/autoconf > devel/autoconf >> perl-5.8.9_3 >> apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >= > > perl-5.8.9_3 >> apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >> perl-5.8.9_3 >> > apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >> perl-5.8.9_3 >> apache-2.2.17 >> > devel/autoconf >> perl-5.8.9_3 >> apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >> > perl-5.8.9_3 >> apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >> perl-5.8.9_3 >> > apache-2.2.17 >> devel/autoconf >=20 > This just keeps going and going. I've tried upgrading other ports and > they all do the same thing (with slightly different packages). This is a classic symptom of putting USE_FOO into a Makefile with global scope -- typically /etc/make.conf Don't do that. USE_FOO flags are for port maintainers to use in port specific Makefiles. They do things like make the port have a dependency on apache. Which is no good if you apply it to /every/ /single/ /port/ in the tree, and particularly bad when its a port that apache itself depends on, as you end up with a dependency loop. Dependency loops are (in Ghostbusters parlance) like crossing the streams. Anyone generating dependency loops deserves to be pelted with stay-puft marshmallow, at the very least. Instead, you want to use a WITH_FOO variable, or a WANT_FOO variable. These are intended as user servicable parts. For apache, that would be something like the following to make www/apache22 the default apache port= : WITH_APACHE2=3D yes APACHE_PORT=3D www/apache22 Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigD6D38BA5FA591C5851692A0D Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0ORAkACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxU9QCgksV9pLukmunFd5XBpVUYyDkZ fI4AnR4EwTaEOouGLeZFMiFlRID8sMnU =J/+C -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigD6D38BA5FA591C5851692A0D--