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Date:      Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:32:22 -0500 (EST)
From:      Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
To:        jeh@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        joseph@randomnetworks.com, lioux@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: ports/www Makefile ports/www/frontpage-es  Makefiledistinfo pkg-comment
Message-ID:  <200112281832.fBSIWPf33276@aldan.algebra.com>
In-Reply-To: <3C2CB635.17B88555@FreeBSD.org>

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On 28 Dec, James E. Housley wrote:
>> # >   Added files:
>> # >     www/frontpage-es     Makefile distinfo pkg-comment
>> # >   Log:
>> # >   o New port frontpage-es version 5.0.2.2623: Microsoft Frontpage
>> # >     Spanish Web Administration
>> # >   o Slave port of Microsoft Frontpage Arabic Web Administration port
[...]
>> # This  sequence of  frontpage-<language>  ports  is pretty  scary...
>> # Can't we have  it all under one port with  a dialog based configure
>> # to  ask which  language should  be used?  Defaulting to  $LANG, for
>> # example...

>>         I'd like to  second this idea. In addition a  quick glance at
>> the  porter's handbook  doesn't  mention this  situation, perhaps  it
>> should.

> Except with a "language dialog" there  wont be packages built for each
> language.

IMO, that, really, is a problem with our official package building setup
(bento).  It hardly  justifies  having  15 new  ports  ON EVERY  FreeBSD
INSTALLATION, that installs ports collection.

	-mi



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