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Date:      Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: ports/30430: package of mozilla fails if configured w/ --disable-mailnews
Message-ID:  <200109080320.f883K2J93965@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR ports/30430; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net>
To: parv_@yahoo.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: ports/30430: package of mozilla fails if configured w/ --disable-mailnews
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 23:14:34 -0400

 ++ 07/09/01 22:57 -0400 - parv_@yahoo.com:
 | w/ default Makefile, package is made ok.
 | 
 | package of mozilla fails if configured w/ --disable-mailnews instead of
 | being enabled w/ this message (btw, install was okay)...
 
 Like you say, this probably happens with many many ports
 (changing/adding a configure option and seeing `make package' fail).  In
 most cases, it would be appropriate to add a WITHOUT_FOO hook in the
 Makefile and use PLIST_SUB (if the WITHOUT_FOO hook is specified, expand
 %%FOO%% to @comment, otherwise make it '').  Then just prefix everything
 specific to 'FOO' with %%FOO%% in pkg-plist.
 
 
 | don't know, but a general solution would be much appreaciated when
 | the software (& related files) installed are not what "make 
 | package" would expect as it happens w/ almost every port.
 
 I don't think a 'general solution' would be possible (due to the variety
 of configuration/installation methods by all 5800+ ports in the tree).
 
 -pete
 
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