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Date:      Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:11:22 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 270989] print/ghostscript10: adds libgs.so; connects to USES and DEFAULT_VERSIONS facilities; flavorized
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--- Comment #19 from Michael Osipov <michael.osipov@siemens.com> ---
(In reply to Chad Jacob Milios from comment #17)

> i agree in a perfect world X11 should be made an option and FLAVOR should=
 not be used here; i was only trying to more closely mimic the installation=
 and behavior of the version 7 8 and 9 ports. And as you pointed out howeve=
r, dependant ports cannot presently enforce OPTIONS in their dependencies. =
it makes sense some would depend on gs-x11 (which itself depends on gs-base=
), and allow others to simultaneously depend only on gs-base.
>=20
> The FLAVORS route (as with the separate-ports route of 7 8 and 9) was set=
 up so the flavors dont conflict with one another, rather -x11 compliments =
-base (thats why i opted to keep those suffixes rather than go with '' vs -=
nox11, which to me seemed to imply based on my limited observations made th=
ruout the ports tree that to have no suffix vs a -nox11 suffix would mean t=
heyre mutually exclusive rather than could get installed together, and that=
 the no-suffix version would encompass all the functionality of the lesser =
and then some)
>=20
> As you see, ghostscript9-agpl-x11 only installs the one file X11.so (igno=
ring the obligatory LICENSE in /usr/local/share) and i sought to work as si=
milarly as is prudent

I totally understand your objective here. It, unfortunately, doesn't work f=
or
10 :-(

> you're probably correct that my decision to put --disable-dynamic in the =
base flavor and --enable-dynamic in the x11 flavor would build X11.so as ut=
ter trash. that's why you're the maintainer and i'm just a pleb :) i'm not =
actually sure the true dependency graph between libgs.so, gsx, gs's X11.so,=
 and/or any of the ports claiming dependency on ghostscript[789]-x11. i am =
unclear the context and greater ramifications of {en,dis}able-dynamic.

See my preceding explanation.

> i have seen ports that USES ghostscript:x11 simply because they themselve=
s utilize x11 yet they're perfectly fine and full featured with libgs.so, w=
ithout gs's X11.so. i agree the whole tree could use some cleanup around gh=
ostscript and i'd be glad to help with that at your and/or diizzy's directi=
on

This needs an investigation. I am really now inclined that since X11 is one
driver among many, to have it a disabled option by default. We can reconsid=
er
if someone starts to complain with a good reason for this.

> i'm currently running a handful of X11 apps through their paces to figure=
 out who actually dynamically links what exactly and why

What you need to figure out whether they use any of the X11 devices at all,=
 if
not, they don't need X11. This is my understanding. (could be wrong)

I will meanwhile rework patch for point 2 to a port option.

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