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Date:      Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:36:20 +0100 (CET)
From:      Martin Blapp <mb@imp.ch>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Cc:        openoffice@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Openoffice 1.1 not building
Message-ID:  <20040221223551.G8359@cvs.imp.ch>
In-Reply-To: <20040221201544.GA51839@xor.obsecurity.org>
References:  <20040221030343.1f0ce596.gautam@inspired.net.au> <20040221143825.4ec73b52.gautam@inspired.net.au> <20040221120600.Q6179@cvs.imp.ch> <20040221201544.GA51839@xor.obsecurity.org>

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Hi,

> Because USE_GCC adds a dependency to every port that is built.  If you
> set USE_GCC=3.3 and try to build the gcc33 port, what do you think
> will happen?  If you set USE_GCC=3.3 and try to build the openoffice
> port, but don't yet have gcc3.3 installed, what do you think will
> happen?
>
> > Of course I can also rename it to HAVE_GCC or something like this.
>
> User control variables are called WITH_* and WITHOUT_*.  HAVE_ and
> USE_ are reserved namespaces.

LOL, ok sounds logical. I'll change the ports ASAP.

Martin



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