From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 12 16:29:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3130E16A418 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:29:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mldodson@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0055F13C4E7 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:29:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mldodson@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.60]) by QMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id cBJd1Y0061HpZEs0A0NG00; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:29:15 +0000 Received: from wotan.mlandml.net ([98.196.44.176]) by OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id cGUj1Y0063o3uQa8a00000; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:28:45 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=xh6BsDri36UA:10 a=FP58Ms26AAAA:8 a=5VKdG2KmAAAA:8 a=RJEAvvITgJ6nhIaeVxEA:9 a=K3BAu3RrGKZnsIQHQ1ygJXi6SWQA:4 a=FWKnGezxsYAA:10 a=pt045V2O6wwA:10 Received: from wotan.mlandml.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wotan.mlandml.net (8.14.2/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0CGTD08076248; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:29:13 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from mldodson@comcast.net) Message-ID: <4788EAD9.5040202@comcast.net> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:29:13 -0600 From: "M. L. Dodson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071226) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Aryeh M. Friedman" References: <4788D0E6.7080007@gmx.de> <4788D6E8.2060902@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4788D6E8.2060902@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Dominic Fandrey , FreeBSD Ports , Paul Schmehl Subject: Re: Suggested improvements for ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: mldodson@comcast.net List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:29:16 -0000 Aryeh M. Friedman wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dominic Fandrey wrote: >> Paul Schmehl wrote: >>> 1) You can't build a dependent port and first set the config for >>> the options that you want. So, when you select sasl in postfix, >>> you never get the chance to check the saslauthd option, for >>> example. >> As the ports man page states: >> >> # make config-recursive >> >> does what you want. It's surprising how often people claim this >> feature is missing, even though it has been there ever since I >> started using FreeBSD. >> > > Not completely correct for reasons given in > http://aegis.sourceforge.net/auug97.pdf > > > - -- > Aryeh M. Friedman > FloSoft Systems, Java Developer Tools. > http://www.flosoft-systems.com > Developer, not business, friendly. That is completely off the point of the email to which you are responding. That is the way we do it in the FBSD ports system. We all know, as you have said ad nauseam, you believe the ports system is broken because of that. Why must you always hijack threads to make points for your agenda? Bud Dodson PS, I will refuse respond to the (almost guaranteed) passive aggressive flame you will use to respond to this post. -- M. L. Dodson Email: mldodson-at-comcast-net Phone: eight_three_two-five_63-386_one