Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2014 08:26:56 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu> Subject: Re: Splitting devel/subversion into SEVERAL ports -- how fine-grained do we want to see it? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1406080824370.37666@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <462076727.20140608163122@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <1438330868.20140608001618@serebryakov.spb.ru> <20140608134142.4d4a0ae1@freedom.alkumuna.eu> <462076727.20140608163122@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2014, Lev Serebryakov wrote: > Hello, Matthieu. > You wrote 8 ???? 2014 ?., 15:41:42: > > MV> Holy... > > MV> Is this Debian now? How about 14 packages to have granularity over what > MV> sub-library needed, and 23 others for each svn* command? And don't forget headers. > > MV> An aspect of ports I liked was it followed/respected the upstream > MV> packaging mindset, instead of going for artificial repackaging like > MV> linux distros. This minigame of cutting other people works in tiny > MV> atomics bits so I have to figure what is missing at runtime is tiresome. > > MV> If this is a binary/options issue, I'd rather see an effort in > MV> providing a system able to allow using globally packages with local > MV> build when desired options differs, and the reverse (build everything > MV> except a list of stuff where binary is prefered). > With pkgng in play, I get more and more requests from people, who want to > use only binary packages. And when such vital (for many) features as > mod_dav_svn and (not so vital, but desirable) DE integration is non-default > options of single port, it could not be done. > > BTW, nobody objects against separated language bindings, especially Java > ones :) > > Really, I get requests to have "mod_dav_svn" package at least twice a month > for all time subversion port exists. But, yes, maybe separation to > libraries and binaries is too much, and I need only extract apache-related > stuff and DE-related stuff. This is less work and complication, and sounds like it will be enough to satisfy people. Later, if a split into more slave ports is needed, it can be done then.
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