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Date:      Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:00:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
To:        will@physics.purdue.edu
Cc:        roam@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/graphics/gd Makefile pkg-plist
Message-ID:  <200110272001.f9RK0fa89495@aldan.algebra.com>
In-Reply-To: <20011026142111.B25747@squall.waterspout.com>

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On 26 Oct, Will Andrews wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 12:49:29PM -0400, Mikhail Teterin wrote:
>> 	.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
>> 	post-install:
>> 		[...]
>> 	.endif
>> 
>> makes a better bikeshed than:
>> 
>> 	post-install:
>> 	.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
>> 		[...]
>> 	.endif
> 
> Not really.  As far as ports  are concerned, they are  essentially the
> same thing.

You removed  my reasoning. You are  right, the port would  not care, but
I'd expect it  to be a little  bit more efficient, because  deep down in
make(1)'s data structures  there will be one less target  to record. And
make(1) parses a port's Makefile numerous times...

	-mi



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