Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:12:49 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Synth and circular dependencies Message-ID: <75.0B.31699.8FB0E995@dnvrco-omsmta03> References: <30.03.31699.752AB995@dnvrco-omsmta03> <CAJuc1zOvS51-MsVqcwAfMGYoeNV46wZm5agNecM6o3u2WL_rrQ@mail.gmail.com> <201708220330.v7M3UJeJ026761@gw.catspoiler.org> <F9.8A.25924.960DB995@dnvrco-omsmta02> <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> <CAJuc1zNzr-%2BzX_9-2Hobvf6JfCqx1Hx%2BX_jcd2dPC_90gbzMAQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> > 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>
I could start from scratch on the options but not deleting packages already installed.
But it seems more cumbersome with "make PORT_DBDIR=... showconfig" than with "make show-options" and "make show depends-options" in NetBSD with pkgsrc. Or maybe I'm spoiled?
Does synth look for options in /etc/make.conf, or only in /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf ?
>From "man synth"
Port options directory This is the directory where all the selected
options for ports are cached. The initial
value comes from a system scan, so chances are
it has the correct value. However, if the user
would like a separate configuration area for
port options, they would create the new direc-
tory and set this value accordingly (but the
user would have to ensure the new location is
passed to the port when configuring port
options later in that case).
Do the options have to be in /var/db/ports format, which I want to avoid at all cost? Or is the LiveSystem-make.conf and /etc/make.conf good enough?
Just to see what would happen, I don't think I need to run "synth upgrade-system". "synth status" might be good enough.
Tom
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