Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:17:41 -0500 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Subject: Re: Which ports store/use OPTIONS (/var/db/ports/portname/options)? Message-ID: <20060228141741.GB33788@holestein.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20060228154636.3e114177@it.buh.tecnik93.com> References: <867j7gd8kw.fsf@PECTOPAH.shenton.org> <20060228083210.GI13185@goofy.cultdeadsheep.org> <20060228103912.GA166@pentarou.parodius.com> <20060228154636.3e114177@it.buh.tecnik93.com>
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in message <20060228154636.3e114177@it.buh.tecnik93.com>, wrote Ion-Mihai Tetcu thusly... > > On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 02:39:12 -0800 Jeremy Chadwick > <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> wrote: ... > > Personally, I've never liked OPTIONS ... > > especially if the port author changes some of the OPTIONS names > > between port revisions ... > Indeed when OPTIONS change, either in meaning or in number > (OPTIONS added/removed) currently there's no warning for the user. > I have implemented something in two of my ports for this and I > will submit a patch for bsd.port.mk shortly. Ion-Mihai, i thank you for your effort for the above mentioned patch. (Hurry up! :) - Parv --
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