Date: 14 Jul 2003 20:19:43 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: minor patch for gconf Message-ID: <1058228383.49088.2.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <200307142005.39934@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net> References: <200307141816.25067@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net> <200307141922.58178@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net> <1058225812.299.100.camel@gyros> <200307142005.39934@misha-mx.virtual-estates.net>
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--=-dZ5cMP4pBY5R5OJLhl16 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 20:05, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > =3D> I don't really use gconf (xmleditor dragged it in through the > =3D> gnomelibs), so I'm more interested in the "technicality", than in > =3D> getting anything done :-) Why would it not work? Seems to: >=20 > =3DBecause you'd have to edit gconf's configure to known about db4. Take= a > =3Dlookg at patch-configure. >=20 > I see. >=20 > =3D> I would think, it is imperative, that the bogus dependency is cut ou= t > =3D> from the popular port. Unless I misunderstand you, this is a bug in > =3D> gconf, that the FreeBSD port of gconf better fixes, is not it? >=20 > =3DIt would be better to simply remove the db* dependency, and comment ou= t > =3Dthe checking code in configure (or break it). GConf has never used th= e > =3DDB backend (only XML). >=20 > This is exactly, what I was saying. Should I file a PR or will you, guys > just do it? Yours, If you want to do the patch, cool. Else, I was just thinking of making the check always evaluate to false in configure. Joe >=20 > -mi >=20 --=20 PGP Key : http://www.marcuscom.com/pgp.asc --=-dZ5cMP4pBY5R5OJLhl16 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/E0ifb2iPiv4Uz4cRAj+VAJ0Y9ATjZtjqXNXis6hTY7DJvaM5KgCgmBs4 2SrsD2sf/YB9ll0xNVIMyC4= =B6mq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-dZ5cMP4pBY5R5OJLhl16--
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