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Date:      Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:19:56 -0800
From:      Jason Helfman <jgh@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Jason E. Hale" <jhale@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r308937 - head/devel/json-c
Message-ID:  <CAMuy=%2Bir9iR6TqQEbGqJmwCjKTEbJP_EDy2v5teQCYHr=V1gqw@mail.gmail.com>
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References:  <201212150818.qBF8Ibij003322@svn.freebsd.org> <20121215225421.GH18884@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <CAMuy=%2BiRXt%2Bt0f3S6MRCQmVM-GhxQoTR3J7goRafUMi7X1Ty9w@mail.gmail.com> <3671882.0eIlGSm20f@mocha.verizon.net>

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On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Jason E. Hale <jhale@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Saturday, December 15, 2012 16:55:22 Jason Helfman wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org
> >wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 08:18:37AM +0000, Jason Helfman wrote:
>
> > > >  USE_GNOME=   pkgconfig gnomehack
> > >
> > > Would have been nice to fix the pkgconfig dep while here :)
> >
> > I didn't know of the requirements of the package, but perhaps the
> > maintainer could suggest a path.
> > I'll contact the maintainer.
>
> In other words, change:
> USE_GNOME=pkgconfig
> to:
> USE_PKGCONFIG=build
>
> The prior is deprecated because it brings in pkgconf as a build and a
> runtime
> dependency where pkgconf is almost always needed for build only.  It would
> be
> good to check if any dependent ports are relying on this port for an
> indirect
> dependency of pkgconf before changing it, though.
>
>
I am aware of what is involved regarding the change, and also know it is an
ongoing effort.
I have contacted the maintainer, and will look for any dependency issues.

-jgh



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