Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 18:06:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>, FreeBSD Ports <ports@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Ports Options Paper Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009081802480.78526-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200009082243.e88Mh9V05579@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote:
I havent had time to read this whole thread and comment in detail, but
I'll say something here:
> * Another issue that I've stumbled across over time has been the inability
> * of a single port to create multiple packages. Hence, I'd like to reintroduce
>
> This is not a good idea. We've tried it before, and it was a
> disaster. The current MASTERDIR has come out of the smoldering ashes
> of failed attempts to create a framework to build multiple packages
> from the same directory.
>
> "One package per port" is the First Principle of the Ports Collection
> for a good reason. :)
You might not be aware that OpenBSD seem to have done this with their
FLAVORS system.
Kris
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