Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:16:54 -1000 (HST) From: David Langford <langfod@maui.com> To: ache@astral.msk.su (=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=) Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/elm/scripts pre-configure Message-ID: <199511222116.LAA11608@ maui.com> In-Reply-To: <eBDPqimme2@ache.dialup.demos.ru> from "=?KOI8-R?Q?=E1=CE=C4=D2=C5=CA_=FE=C5=D2=CE=CF=D7?=" at Nov 22, 95 06:48:29 pm
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>I am stuck on this issue somehow. Basically following Elm configurations
>takes sense:
>
>Elm without MIME and without PGP
>Elm without MIME and with PGP: RUN_DEPENDS = pgp
>Elm with MIME and without PGP: RUN_DEPENDS = metamail
>Elm with MIME and with PGP: RUN_DEPENDS = pgp & metamail
>
>When user run make it can be easily handled via
>environment variables f.e. But it seems that we need to build
>4 different Elm packages in any case, so user tuning doesn't
>take much sense.
>So, we need 4 different directories for Elm in 'mail' subdir.
>Does anybody have better idea?
I have been wondering for awhile if it would be possible to get make to
ASK the user a few simple questions.
In the case of Elm it would ask if the user wants the MIME, PGP or MIME+PGP
port to be built. (Yes, this is what configure is for but we are trying
to make it easy- if someone really wants to do things differently then
that can run configure themselves)
There are a number of programs that have features that could be compiled
in but may not be wanted by all users.
This may get a little comlicated as the answer may then require new packages
to be installed.
I have a couple of ports on back burner that this would be useful on...
Just a thought.
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