From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 1 13:38:44 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03F7D16A4CF; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 13:38:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.3.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AD1543D4C; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 13:38:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from q@uni.de) Received: from wrzx30.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (wrzx30.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.1.30]) by wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CF2ED841C; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from virusscan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wrzx30.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50307933BA; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.3.28]) by wrzx30.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D19493322; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:42 +0100 (CET) Received: from coyote.q.local (wwsx14.win-screen.uni-wuerzburg.de [132.187.253.14]) by wrzx28.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3376D84AF; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:41 +0100 (CET) Received: from roadrunner.q.local (roadrunner.q.local [192.168.0.148]) by coyote.q.local (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j11Dcfkt071256; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from q@uni.de) Received: from roadrunner.q.local (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by roadrunner.q.local (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j11DcfWe009525; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from q@uni.de) Received: (from q@localhost) by roadrunner.q.local (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j11DcfBr009524; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:41 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from q@uni.de) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:38:41 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein To: Doug Barton Message-ID: <20050201133841.GB800@galgenberg.net> Mail-Followup-To: Doug Barton , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <20050131143802.X1177@ync.qbhto.arg> <20050131225850.GD81808@voodoo.oberon.net> <20050201014147.65da1cdb@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <20050131155336.D1177@ync.qbhto.arg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050131155336.D1177@ync.qbhto.arg> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new (Rechenzentrum Universitaet Wuerzburg) cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Proposed patch to inform users of fetchindex X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 13:38:44 -0000 On Mon, 31.01.2005 at 15:56:26 -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > >IMHO saying this is equivalent to saying that one should use GENERIC > >kernel. > > Um, no, the two things are not even close to equivalent. Anyone who > wants/needs to dig deeply enough into the ports infrastructure that they > must build a cusomized index file is welcome to all the pain that comes > with that endeavor. Once again, for the average user (and I count myself > in that camp for this purpose), 'make fetchindex' is what they really > need, and we should make it easier for them to find it. Well, I like building my own INDEX, it often breaks because people overlook small errors hiding away in hidden WITH_FOO defines. e.g. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=76951 Ulrich Spoerlein -- PGP Key ID: F0DB9F44 Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: F1CE D062 0CA9 ADE3 349B 2FE8 980A C6B5 F0DB 9F44 Ok, which part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." didn't you understand?