From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Nov 3 20: 4:52 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from neptune.psn.net (neptune.psn.net [207.211.58.16]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8283E14CF0 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:04:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andrews@technologist.com) Received: from 5042-243.008.popsite.net ([209.224.140.243] helo=argon) by neptune.psn.net with smtp (PSN Internet Service 2.12 #3) id 11jE8c-0005SH-00; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:04:38 -0700 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19991103230433.008afc90@mail.psn.net> X-Sender: andrews@mail.psn.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 23:04:33 -0500 To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" From: Will Andrews Subject: Re: Possible change in the Qt port. Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <38209354.5A0E1416@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 02:56 PM 11/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >Anyway, building my first Qt-related port, I ended discussing with >Imura-san a change in Qt2. Since many ports seem to like having a QTDIR, >I suggested that we should install all Qt under $(PREFIX)/lib/qt/, this >way we will be consistent with what the rest of the world expects >without disagreeing with FreeBSD's hier(7). > >I think the Qt1 port should stay where it is now, and that this change >should apply from Qt2 (onwards) in order to avoid excessive port >breakage and a general mess(tm). Sounds like a GREAT idea, it would help me submit some Qt2-based ports I have been working on for ages (don't ask). :-) They break normally because of stupid configure scripts that I can't seem to "variable-ify". So, please take the liberty to do this. Qt 1.4x seems to be fine as it is right now. -- Will Andrews GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message