Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:41:14 +0100 From: Florian Hars <hars@bik-gmbh.de> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/78944: htdig depends on a very specific apache Message-ID: <423ADA7A.2030400@bik-gmbh.de> In-Reply-To: <200503171912.j2HJC8wH090706@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200503171912.j2HJC8wH090706@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Doug Barton wrote:
> It actually doesn't depend on a specific apache, it depends on
> the value of ${APACHE_PORT}, which on the ports building
> cluster is (has to be) a specific value.
I tried to install the package, and it did indeed require this and
only this version of apache, although it doesn't even need any
apache at all.
This is a serious design error of the ports/packages system.
> You can also force the package to install without dependencies
> if you need to use the package.
And it will still download and try to install any packages it
erroneously thinks it depends on.
> For future reference, "Look at Debian" is a completely
> useless suggestion
Unlike FreeBSD, package management on debian mostly works, so the
suggestion is far from useless.
> You would have been better off talking
> about this issue on freebsd-ports@freebsd.org.
If you say so.
And don't get me started on p5-DBD-Pg.
Yours, Florian.
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