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Date:      Sat, 20 Jun 2020 11:02:38 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        emulation@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 247430] Linux ports install too much
Message-ID:  <bug-247430-4077-6cf1drHpEM@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Tijl Coosemans <tijl@FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Tijl Coosemans <tijl@FreeBSD.org> ---
a) is because there are several 32-bit only Linux application ports.  Also,
when I announced that I would remove the option to install a pure 32-bit
linux_base on amd64 there was immediate response from users worried that th=
eir
applications might break.  So I do think 32-bit support is actively used.  I
use it myself now that I think about it.  I don't object to adding a knob f=
or
this somewhere, perhaps via bsd.default-versions.mk since this would be a
tree-wide option and not a per-port option.  For end-users the ideal is
probably to have separate packages though, which is a lot more work.

b) is something the Linux infrastructure ports have always done.  I think i=
t is
needed for strict compliance with the GPL, but even for non-GPL code it may=
 be
wise to have our own copy of the source code.  You never know why it might =
be
useful.  Note that only package builders actually download the file.  Regul=
ar
make doesn't.  Also note that an SRPM may contain patches that are not in t=
he
corresponding FreeBSD port.

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