From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 6 16:45:35 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63BBA95D; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:45:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25E5089C; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:45:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r16GjY3i034333; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:45:34 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.6/8.14.6/Submit) with ESMTP id r16GjYEA034330; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:45:34 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:45:34 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Frederic Culot Subject: Re: [CFT+BRAINSTORM] One USE_ to rule them all In-Reply-To: <20130206124123.GP57799@culot.org> Message-ID: References: <20130204181946.GF67687@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <511003B3.90600@gmail.com> <20130205232407.GM88651@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206091932.GF1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206104221.GH1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206124123.GP57799@culot.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:45:34 -0700 (MST) Cc: Baptiste Daroussin , freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:45:35 -0000 On Wed, 6 Feb 2013, Frederic Culot wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 10:19:32AM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >> Lots of people are asking to change the name saying they don't like USE_FEATURES >> here is the list of proposition that have been made, please vote for you >> favorites :) >> >> USE_FEATURES: keep it as is it is cool >> USE_FEATURE: please singular >> USES: Why bother with something longer >> USE: singular I said >> FEATURES: Why keeping USE? >> FEATURE: I told you singular! >> >> regards, >> Bapt > > Being one of those who found USE_FEATURES a bit too long I feel I need > to cast my vote now: I would go for 'USE' as it is shorter and more > generic than 'FEATURE'. Indeed sets of dependencies could be mentioned > here as well (equivalent of USE_XORG for example) which for me are more > requirements than features. Moreover it is closer to the actual USE_* > variables. > > Anyway to broaden the choice I also thought about the following: > COMPULSORY > REQUIRE > REQUISITE > MANDATORY > WANT/WANTED > NEED/NEEDED > > But again, 'USE' is fine by me. NEEDS was my thought after seeing the first list; REQUIRES is not bad, either. FEATURES is a little weird because it can be read as a verb: "this program features these things" when really it's trying to say it needs these things. USE works also. The concern there is overloading.