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Date:      Mon, 28 May 2001 09:23:54 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
To:        Mike Oligny <moligny@kanotech.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Evil ports!
Message-ID:  <3B12516A.FAD1C17A@iowna.com>
References:  <76928F3E231DE4478876350F08358336044B07@kt-exchange.edmonton.kanotech.net>

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Mike Oligny wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to specify (globally) that I don't EVER want to install
> X?  I'm getting tired of typing 'make install' and coming back five
> minutes later to see that it is in the middle of compiling the big bad
> GUI!  grrrr...

I'm a little confused here ... if you're compiling a port that runs
under X, how do you intend to use it if you're not using X?
If a port is compiling X as a dependency, it's a sure bet that it needs
X to run.

-Bill

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