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Date:      Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:48:59 -0600
From:      "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com>
To:        "Ade Lovett" <ade@freebsd.org>
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Which ports store/use OPTIONS (/var/db/ports/portname/options)?
Message-ID:  <790a9fff0602271048k764ecc02r6753e143aaed0c59@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <431EE15A-9498-4387-8DA5-DB293079AC4A@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2/27/06, Ade Lovett <ade@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Feb 27, 2006, at 09:47 , Scot Hetzel wrote:
> > NOTE: reason 2 & 3 can be solved by setting the BATCH variable when
> > building the port, but it then doesn't allow you to set OPTIONS on the
> > first time the port is built.  Instead it uses the ports default
> > options.
>
> That's what "make config-recursive" is for.  When installing
> something through ports that is likely to have a bunch of
> dependencies, some of which may have options, and you want to leave
> the build unattended, it becomes a two stage process:
>
Thanks for the tip on config-recursive.

Just one question, does config-recursive also show the options for
optional dependancies?

For example, your building a port (with options) and use 'make
config-recursive'.  You enable a option in the port (was previously
unchecked), which causes a dependancy (LIB, RUN, ..) on another port
that also has options.  Will config-recursive show a dialog for the
optional dependancy port or will a second 'make config-recursive' be
needed?


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