Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:22:17 +0900 From: Koichiro Iwao <meta@FreeBSD.org> To: Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: loose dependency Message-ID: <20190314062217.3wx3h2hp74mo3zja@icepick.vmeta.jp> In-Reply-To: <20190314061242.ixvtakqiel4aa4r3@icepick.vmeta.jp> References: <20190314031726.aaspgwdcuithhgnc@icepick.vmeta.jp> <20190314.134014.2127053084940820202.hrs@allbsd.org> <20190314061242.ixvtakqiel4aa4r3@icepick.vmeta.jp>
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 03:12:43PM +0900, Koichiro Iwao wrote: > On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 01:40:14PM +0900, Hiroki Sato wrote: > > There is no easy solution to solve it completely because currently > > package dependency is solved in a strict manner including package > > names and version numbers, not only existence of specific files. > > Creating multiple ports which depend on each software or using > > FLAVORS to make it easier is a way to provide packages with every > > possible combinations of dependency and let one to choose. > > Specifically talking, net/tigervnc is the case. Actually, the dependency > is build dependency not runtime. ImageMagick is used to create multiple > sizes of icons such as 24x24, 32x32, 48x48 during the build. Whichever > versions of ImageMagick in the current ports tree can be used for the > purpose. Once the port is built, ImageMagick is not required at all and > can be uninstalled if no other packages depends on it. > > I think FLAVORS does not fit such case. Creating > net/tigervnc@ImageMagick[67] sounds me stupid. But If I specify IM6, > IM7 users cannot build net/tigervnc due to ImageMagick conflict and > vise cersa. > > I'm stuck :( BTW, what about this idea? I prepare pre-converted icons and put it to public_distfiles. The port fetches it as EXTRA_DIST. It still sounds me a little bit stupid but I can remove the dependency on ImageMagick from the port... -- meta <meta@FreeBSD.org>
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