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Subject: Re: virtualbox on FreeBSD 8.2
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On Thu, 25 Aug 2011, Bernhard Froehlich wrote:

>> Should the virtualbox port Makefile set BROKEN if Python threads are missing?
>
> No. This is a port option that is enabled per default. Modifying port
> options is always on your own risk and the general rule is that ports
> don't check that.

One of the functions of a port is to make sure the requirements are in 
place, or fail gracefully if they aren't.  But I understand what you 
are saying, and don't know if there's a good way to do this anyway.