Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 03:27:58 +1000 From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: FreeBSD current <freebsd-current@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: make world Message-ID: <19970409032758.35315@usn.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970407165836.15555A-100000@protocol.eng.umd.edu>; from Chuck Robey on Apr 04, 1997 at 05:06:56PM References: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970407165836.15555A-100000@protocol.eng.umd.edu>
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On Apr 04, 1997 at 05:06:56PM, Chuck Robey wrote: > You know, there are several things installed by a make world that I > *really* wish I could condition out via a make veriable: > > perl : I want to maintain my version at 5.003, not 4.036 > groff : I want groff install to stop overwriting the > /usr/share/groff_font/devlp/download file, so all > those neat fonts I bought from WC stay installed. > tcl : I want my version at 8.0a3, not the _old_ 7.5 > > There are others, probably, but these come immediately to mind. Don't forget sendmail. :) > Would it be possible to add a variable to the make files so that some of > this stuff would be ignored on build and install? Well, I know it's > logically possible, I mean politically possible or desireable? It's a good idea. Regards, David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-9791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/
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