Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 15:20:31 +0000 From: "Montgomery-Smith, Stephen" <stephen@missouri.edu> To: Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>, Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@freebsd.org> Cc: "svn-ports-head@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-ports-all@freebsd.org" <svn-ports-all@freebsd.org>, "ports-committers@freebsd.org" <ports-committers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r353642 - head/math/sage Message-ID: <536F953D.9070004@missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxg=QM0bco9x1CX6p_Gm2aNtkRQ==uFpM%2Bj47HL8KBdJ6Hg@mail.gmail.com> References: <201405110319.s4B3JZFN009165@svn.freebsd.org> <CAF6rxg=QM0bco9x1CX6p_Gm2aNtkRQ==uFpM%2Bj47HL8KBdJ6Hg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05/11/2014 12:15 AM, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 10 May 2014 20:19, Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@freebsd.org> wrote:
>> +pre-extract:
>> + @${ECHO_MSG}
>> + @${ECHO_MSG} \# The best way to build this port is to first type \"make build\".
>> + @${ECHO_MSG} \# If you type \"make\" or \"make install\", this will cause the building of a
>> + @${ECHO_MSG} \# package, which will take a considerable amount of time and space.
>> + @${ECHO_MSG}
>
> I really dislike this approach. If user does not wish to create a
> package they may install sage using 'pkg install'. Teaching users to
> bypass the package manager and directly install binaries without
> registering the resulting package will create problems in the long
> term.
I do understand your concerns. On the other hand, the sage software
package is designed to be moved around rather than copied.
I'll think about it.
I think it is fair to inform the user that this possibility exists. I
am sure that most people who actually use the port will want to know
this information.
But maybe I'll add a disclaimer to the effect that this approach is not
guaranteed to work in the future.
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