Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 13:06:20 +0200 From: Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Package dependency limitations Message-ID: <20010716130620.A10331@mithrandr.moria.org> In-Reply-To: <20010715125656.A10531@xor.obsecurity.org>; from kris@obsecurity.org on Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 12:56:56PM -0700 References: <35864.994754601@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> <20010715125656.A10531@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Sun 2001-07-15 (12:56), Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 10:43:21AM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > > When I originally worked on the www/mod_perl port, I found an annoying > > limitation in package dependencies. > > > > Port dependencies basically say this: > > > > If file/library x is not installed install port y. > > > > However, package dependencies say this: > > > > If port y is not installed, install port y. > > Someone just needs to port wildcard dependencies from NetBSD. No, it needs virtual packages. But wildcard dependencies are useful too. Neil -- Neil Blakey-Milner nbm@mithrandr.moria.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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