Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:27:25 +0100 From: Clement Laforet <clement@FreeBSD.org> To: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: www/apache22 Message-ID: <20060105162725.GB36926@goofy.cultdeadsheep.org> In-Reply-To: <43BD4494.4030405@rogers.com> References: <43BC7D3A.2070608@rogers.com> <20060105084416.GA36926@goofy.cultdeadsheep.org> <43BD4494.4030405@rogers.com>
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--dTy3Mrz/UPE2dbVg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 11:08:52AM -0500, Mike Jakubik wrote: > Clement Laforet wrote: > >On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 08:58:18PM -0500, Mike Jakubik wrote: > > =20 > >>"=3D=3D=3D> apache-2.2.0_4 depends on executable: python - not found" > >> > >>Why? > >> =20 > > > >"configure" rebuilding requires it. IIRC, it's used to build=20 > >hearders dependency tree. > > How come 2.0 does not need it?=20 because requirement of python was introduced in the building=20 process of apr 1.0 release. It's also the case for apache21. The process of building apache is exactly the same, but now it needs=20 python. > I also don't see anything about python=20 > requirements on apache's website. It seems like needless bloat to me. >=20 > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/install.html There are mainly 2 reasons why we have to rebuild apache build script=20 which depends on python: - ports tree compliance: libtool, berkeleydb and more - abilitity to add patches which require a rebuild of build tools you can safely remove it after or use home made package if you don't=20 python on your box. clem --dTy3Mrz/UPE2dbVg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDvUjtsRhfjwcjuh0RAkazAKCstzOjAsnG/Q+tQscEwbLYIv0mLwCgwRVv y8nmkQQ5EYgtq8ZalHo/1uA= =c17+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dTy3Mrz/UPE2dbVg--
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