Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 20:04:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Wesley Morgan <morganw@chemikals.org> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: kde@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [kde-freebsd] Re: HEADS UP: Big change to x11/kde3 (Read carefully!) Message-ID: <20030602195937.V2676@volatile.chemikals.org> In-Reply-To: <20030602235744.GD81874@procyon.firepipe.net> References: <20030602231303.GA28072@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20030602233551.GC81874@procyon.firepipe.net> <20030602235744.GD81874@procyon.firepipe.net>
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On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Will Andrews wrote: > USE_GNOME isn't a user-adjustable variable. It lists > dependencies of a port (that have to do with GNOME). Sure, you > can specify WITHOUT_GNOME=<whatever> but if you don't > HAVE_GNOME=<dependencies> of a specific port you can't install it. It was just an example... > What is the point of having a variable like this, when you can > just install what you want the first time around and let > portupgrade upgrade them for you? It just adds needless > complexity to the KDE ports. I'm not saying modify the kde slave ports, just the metaport. You may disagree with this, but in some circles being a *user* makes my opinion more important than the opinion of developers. I'm sure everyone will get used to the new behavior and adapt, but I still see it as a loss. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!
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