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From: Mikael Karpberg <karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se>
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Subject: Re: gdb-4.16 missing package files
To: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:55:02 +0100 (MET)
Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19970124075744.andreas@klemm.gtn.com> from Andreas Klemm at "Jan 24, 97 07:57:44 am"
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According to Andreas Klemm:
> Jack writes:
> > make install of  the gdb-4.16 port dies with:
> > ** Missing package files for gdb-4.16 - installation not recorded. 
> > 
> > /pub/FreeBDS/FreeBSD-current/ports/devel/gdb has no pkg directory. :(
> 
> Figure out why ... ;))
> 
> >From the Makefile of the port ....
> 
> NO_PACKAGE=     "This is for developers, thank you"

Hmm... That seems pretty silly, no?

I suppose this is meant like "develeopers should know how to build stuff".
I think "developers know how to build stuff, but why have to take the hazzle"?
Is there's no other reason for not having a packet, why exclude it?

  /Mikael