Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:41:44 +0200 From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@corecode.ath.cx> To: Robert bobb Crosbie <bobb+freebsd-arch@redbrick.dcu.ie> Cc: drosih@rpi.edu, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <20020712144144.797cb676.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <20020712121427.GD3678@lummux.tchpc.tcd.ie> References: <20020706220511.GA88651@scoobysnax.jaded.net> <3D27A296.D58FB4B4@softweyr.com> <p05111745b94e9452f3b3@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111700b953ed16c118@[128.113.24.47]> <p05111701b953f38542f8@[128.113.24.47]> <20020712121427.GD3678@lummux.tchpc.tcd.ie>
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--=.QUuintHq3xl6FW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 13:14:27 +0100 Robert bobb Crosbie wrote: > This reminds me, for ports it would be rather handy if each installed > port could save the make options that you passed to when it was built > so then when you build it again it can recall and use those options. good point. i've wanted to work on this for nearly a year now but never found the time to do so. > Of course configurable as some people wouldn't always want the > same options when they rebuilt ports, and I'm sure it would > also cause a number of problems. OPTIONSREVISION++ or OPTIONS_ALWAYSASK=yes plus, when upgrading via package the installer could try and find a suitable customized package (ghostscript should do A4 for me etc). i think i'll look into this next month. perhaps there is a way to implement stuff for the current ports system at least. cheers simon -- /"\ http://corecode.ath.cx/#donate \ / \ ASCII Ribbon Campaign / \ Against HTML Mail and News --=.QUuintHq3xl6FW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9Ls6Nr5S+dk6z85oRAra+AJ4ppgKFsYTFuNmoKqoFVzITt0mswwCeIVek uPO8Kgy+iDD89mJ3nCkQhhw= =EqlY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=.QUuintHq3xl6FW-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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