Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 18:36:46 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synth and circular dependencies Message-ID: <CAJuc1zNzr-%2BzX_9-2Hobvf6JfCqx1Hx%2BX_jcd2dPC_90gbzMAQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <E9.26.08177.5AE1D995@dnvrco-omsmta01> References: <30.03.31699.752AB995@dnvrco-omsmta03> <CAJuc1zOvS51-MsVqcwAfMGYoeNV46wZm5agNecM6o3u2WL_rrQ@mail.gmail.com> <201708220330.v7M3UJeJ026761@gw.catspoiler.org> <20170822122523.28de2ad2@gumby.homeunix.com> <F9.8A.25924.960DB995@dnvrco-omsmta02> <CAJuc1zN=uUSvna8b10vJoSQ%2B5G4HzSYELN_4HoyN4DD5TzejhA@mail.gmail.com> <8B.5A.25924.D54EC995@dnvrco-omsmta02> <CE1299E9-B6D1-4D03-84E7-348D4BAC2D64@adamw.org> <E9.26.08177.5AE1D995@dnvrco-omsmta01>
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On 23 August 2017 at 18:20, Thomas Mueller <mueller6722@twc.com> wrote: [...] > I can try the script or start over from the beginning given the mess I got into. > > But the complexity of the script convinces me further of how dialog-free systems (pkgsrc, Gentoo portage for instance) are better. > > But I was going strong with synth, and that might encourage me to continue to make that installation more fully functional. > > I can run "synth status ..." on desired packages to see before running if the options are compatible. My 2 cents worth: the port maintainers usually do a good job of choosing sensible default options. I would just move everything out of /var/db/ports/ and see what a "synth upgrade-system" comes back with. My LiveSystem-make.conf only contains a handful of lines where I disagree with the port maintainers' choices. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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