Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:18:52 +0100 From: Anders Nordby <anders@FreeBSD.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: complaint Message-ID: <20050315201852.GA16040@totem.fix.no> In-Reply-To: <20050315145741.H84655@april.chuckr.org> References: <20050315145741.H84655@april.chuckr.org>
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Hi, Add WITHOUT_CUPS=yes to /etc/make.conf already, Gnome and other things can do without it. On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 03:05:25PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > I have not complained aobout this for some years now, although it's really > and truly been a thorn in my side ... but I thought, well, I am probably > OK to complain once per decade. Here is my bitch: > > Refers to ports that include the kitchen sink, and DON'T do it as options. > The one that caused me to really bitch this time is gnome, and it's the > printing option, but it's the same with KDE: they both FORCE you to > install CUPS, which I abhor, and have the most horrible time with. I > personally am in love with Andreas' fantastic port print/apsfilter, and I > just can't see why it's necessary to force folks to install this port. In > my own opinion, one line in the pkg-descr that infomed about a gnome-print > port wouild have been a whole lot better. > > It's quite the same for audio, or many other apps. Everyone seems to have > this built in need to have their port be the biggest, like they're on > piece vs. time pay or something, I dunno. > > It would not be hard, not be difficult, to fix things, and this would > REALLY improve our ports. > > OK, I don't require folks agree with me, just that they listen, and I have > herewith had my once-per-decade rant. Back to being an occaisonal pita. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, > chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. > > New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up > fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, > Signa Phi Nothing). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Anders.
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