Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 12:59:22 -0500
From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
To: Florian Smeets <flo@smeets.im>
Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org>, Florian Smeets <flo@freebsd.org>, Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com>
Subject: DEFAULT_VERSIONS vs DEFAULT_${PORT}_VERSION
Message-ID: <CAF6rxgknrrM3WLrGHbDgcLS6z6-GtQgPzWvrkWLB%2Ba2BVCqPCw@mail.gmail.com>
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[ apologies to users of threaded mail clients] On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 4:21 AM, Florian Smeets <flo@smeets.im> wrote: >> DEFAULT_VERSIONS is a really poorly thought out API which is hard to >> read, hard to parse, and makes make -V far less useful. It pushes >> parsing logic into every single consumer. > > Why do we have to discuss this in a thread that just extends the usage > of the feature, and not the original commit/discussion? I was discussing this #bsdports and was asked to reply on the mailing lists. In any case since DEFAULT_VERSIONS isn't widely used now would be a good time to fix it. -- Eitan Adler
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