Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 17:26:18 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: security/gnupg Message-ID: <CADLo83-pNJyiujsD57ihgHdDxf4yT8Pq18FHws9_Nz%2B9eqTccw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8C.D8.08887.13E1D015@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> References: <8C.D8.08887.13E1D015@smtp01.insight.synacor.com>
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On 2 Feb 2013 16:51, "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > Many users have reported in the past that one of the problems with the > > ports system is that "OPTIONS" are not properly documented. Usually, if > > I spend some time, I can locate it but it is a PIA. However, with the > > "security/gnupg" port, I cannot find out specifically what this option > > does: > > > [ ] STD_SOCKET Use standard socket for agent > > > This is off by default. Is there any advantage to activating it and > > why isn't it using a standard socket to begin with? > > > Maybe if a port had a file name "options-descr" or some such thing and > > it listed each available option in the port and specifically what it > > did or how it effected the operation of the application, it would prove > > beneficial to the end use. Just my 2=A2 on the matter. > > > Jerry > > I too have the problem of options being poorly documented. I've configured a > port with two options that conflicted and only found out from the error > message when the port failed to build. > > NetBSD pkgsrc documents the options better and notes when two options are > incompatible with each other, or when exactly one of several options can or > must be chosen. > > I also find the dialog to be a nuisance because of messing the screen > especially when creating a log file. I'd like a better way of knowing what > options are available and being able to choose separately from building the > port. With NetBSD pkgsrc, options are placed in /etc/mk.conf for NetBSD and, > I believe, /usr/pkg/etc/mk.conf for other OSes. /etc/make.conf, use OPTIONS_SET=3Dlist of options. You can also use UNSET = in the same way for the converse. Setting BATCH=3Dyes stops the dialogs appearing. Chris
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