From owner-freebsd-gnome Sat Mar 23 7:50:22 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts21.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.183]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E838537B404 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 07:50:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from number6.magda.ca ([64.229.177.69]) by tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with ESMTP id <20020323155017.RXJG27110.tomts21-srv.bellnexxia.net@number6.magda.ca> for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:50:17 -0500 Received: (from dmagda@localhost) by number6.magda.ca (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g2NFoHS46610 for gnome@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:50:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from dmagda) Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:50:17 -0500 From: David Magda To: gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: mozilla freebsd port Message-ID: <20020323105016.A37809@number6.magda.ca> Reply-To: dmagda@ee.ryerson.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hello, I'm using the mozilla port under FreeBSD 4-STABLE and find it quite nice. There are some changes that I wish you would consider. First is the assumption that the user building the port will also the user owning the port. I build ports as a regular user but install as root. However when you do a 'make install' mozilla is simply copied over to the final destination using tar(1). Could you add a Makefile knob which, if defined, would do a 'chown -R ${OWNER} ${PREFIX}/lib/mozilla'? Also, could you add tunables so it would be possible to disable both LDAP, and mail & news? Not everyone needs this functionality and it uses memory needlessly. Perhaps use the same type of idea as with Chatzilla? It's not a big deal for me to simply edit the Makefile, and then do the 'chown -R' after installation; but I believe it would make the port more flexible without adding too much extra complexity. Thank you for your time and thanks for a great port. -- David Magda Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-gnome" in the body of the message