Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:35:02 +0300 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Run-time auto-detection is harmful for packages Message-ID: <70697209@bb.ipt.ru> In-Reply-To: <op.uojmb2tn9aq2h7@localhost> (Jeremy Messenger's message of "Thu\, 29 Jan 2009 18\:00\:40 -0600") References: <13578868@bs1.sp34.ru> <op.uojj32kp9aq2h7@localhost> <36775287@bs1.sp34.ru> <op.uojmb2tn9aq2h7@localhost>
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"Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> writes: > On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:40:08 -0600, Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote: >> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> writes: >> >>>> 2. Create slave ports to build (non-default so far) packages for those >>>> who want to use packages and were unfortunate to install packages >>>> used for auto-detection by other packages. >>>> >>>> As an example here may be a slave port audio/libmikmod-esound with >>>> CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-esd at makefile. >>> >>> No thanks, create a slave port that will have CONFLICTS with master is >>> a worst solution. >> >> Can you give some arguments? I don't see a strong ones... > > User wants to install foo port that depend on libmikmod. > User wants to install bar port that depend on libmikmod-esound, bang > it's conflicted and can't be install. > > We have a few of like that in ports (ie: boost(-python) and it's pain. Jeremy, you are right. No cakes for me today. ;-) WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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