Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 17:10:18 GMT From: Volker Stolz <stolz@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/87497: [NON-MAINTAINER] sysutils/portmanager update to 0.3.0 Message-ID: <200510161710.j9GHAIEi070477@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/87497; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Volker Stolz <stolz@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> To: "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/87497: [NON-MAINTAINER] sysutils/portmanager update to 0.3.0 Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:01:59 +0200 --k1lZvvs/B4yU6o8G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am 16. Oct 2005 um 17:54 CEST schrieb Michael C. Shultz: > On Sunday 16 October 2005 06:56, you wrote: > > How about using OPTIONS instead of pre-fetch? > > > > Volker >=20 > I don't care for OPTIONS, there are much better ways > to handle WITH_* variables, read man (1) portmanager > for a few suggestions. OPTIONS is the only way of providing meta-data that a port has any options at all. Quoting the Porter's Handbook: "...the ports system provides hooks that the port author can use to control which configuration should be built. Supporting these properly will make users happy..." Volker --=20 http://www-i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/stolz/ *** PGP *** S/MIME It's a million to one chance, but it just might work. --k1lZvvs/B4yU6o8G Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iQCVAwUBQ1KHhhLpPok/0ba1AQLw2gP6AvRwpDAgu0Ks1NXTX4DtTc0L4C+s8DW4 YKOZ4DgTBUut7c3dtj1r5A5zo5+yfpbGPv95szUlhbmyK03HOPerK64Qj8FEsxh1 eESsH9zHJ2nyLSrSdWIobVVc7tHiHAhAJXLu7DmQOkS2L0QJ4IzCYkNa5SHFzpNr gTkfVqspBw0= =HhW7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --k1lZvvs/B4yU6o8G--
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