Date: 23 Mar 2002 11:28:38 -0500 From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca Cc: gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mozilla freebsd port Message-ID: <1016900918.3942.2.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20020323105016.A37809@number6.magda.ca>
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On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 10:50, David Magda wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm using the mozilla port under FreeBSD 4-STABLE and find it quite
> nice. There are some changes that I wish you would consider.
>
> First is the assumption that the user building the port will also the
> user owning the port. I build ports as a regular user but install as
> root. However when you do a 'make install' mozilla is simply copied over
> to the final destination using tar(1). Could you add a Makefile knob
> which, if defined, would do a 'chown -R ${OWNER} ${PREFIX}/lib/mozilla'?
A PR for this was submitted last week by Alen Eldridge. You should be
able to search for it.
>
> Also, could you add tunables so it would be possible to disable both
> LDAP, and mail & news? Not everyone needs this functionality and it uses
> memory needlessly. Perhaps use the same type of idea as with Chatzilla?
Could you submit patches?
Joe
>
> It's not a big deal for me to simply edit the Makefile, and then do the
> 'chown -R' after installation; but I believe it would make the port more
> flexible without adding too much extra complexity.
>
> Thank you for your time and thanks for a great port.
>
> --
> David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>
> Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
> the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
> under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI
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