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Subject: Re: please revert graphics/xfig r354029
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> On Jun 1, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrot=
e:
>=20
> On 2014-05-31, Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> wrote:
>=20
>>> I forgot I had the DOCS option unset as it was unset ages ago
>>> and updates have always worked.  The question is "why are changes
>>> to a port committed without proper testing?"  Yes, "proper
>>> testing" should include testing of the effects of (un)setting
>>> individual Makefile options.
>>=20
>> The number of combinations is huge.
>>=20
>> It's just not feasible.
>=20
> Which is a good argument that options should be minimized.  Instead,
> ports policy appears to be to make as many options as possible. :-(

True. At least a subset should be marked as "must work".=20

Setting most options would be best.=20



>=20
> --=20
> Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de
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