Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:41:34 +0900 From: Koichiro Iwao <meta@FreeBSD.org> To: =?utf-8?Q?T=C4=B3l?= Coosemans <tijl@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: loose dependency Message-ID: <20190314164134.nvafkejhmljsacep@icepick.vmeta.jp> In-Reply-To: <20190314143330.2cc6bc8d@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> References: <20190314.134014.2127053084940820202.hrs@allbsd.org> <20190314061242.ixvtakqiel4aa4r3@icepick.vmeta.jp> <20190314062217.3wx3h2hp74mo3zja@icepick.vmeta.jp> <20190314.165018.2032001534188262193.hrs@allbsd.org> <20190314100939.lsbmlua5hps5mdia@icepick.vmeta.jp> <20190314143330.2cc6bc8d@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org>
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 02:33:30PM +0100, Tijl Coosemans wrote: > Like hrs already said: since this is a build dependency you can just > write: > > BUILD_DEPENDS= convert:graphics/ImageMagick6 > > This does not install ImageMagick6 if 7 is installed. It will only > install 6 if convert does not exist. It is a loose dependency. I understand now. This is what I wanted. Perfect! > This is not the case for RUN_DEPENDS because dependencies in a package > are currently specified using package names (including version). They > would have to be specified using features where multiple packages can > then provide a feature. That's good to know. I'd been thinking the only difference between RUN_ and BUILD_DEPENDS is when the dependency is checked. Thanks, -- meta <meta@FreeBSD.org>
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