Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 16:28:06 -0400 (EDT) From: James FitzGibbon <james@nexis.net> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, ache@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggested change to apache port Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970427162710.19824A-100000@nexis.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970427145647.18949H-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Chuck Robey wrote: > The way I read the DEPENDS target from the docs, it didn't do the full > install. I just looked at the sources, and I _think_ it does do the full > install. I think that's wrong, it should just make the dir, not install it. > The other targets cover the need for installed packages. I was wrong before, > you wouldn't want to use BUILD_DEPENDS, because it does just what you're > saying. > > The alternative is doing the make you want yourself, explicitly. I think > installing all the sources permanently would be pathologically wrong. > They're just not needed except for building. Agreed, except in my experience (large ISP, several webservers running 1000+ virtual domains with customers wanting every which function in Apache), building is something you do often. I'll take a look at getting around the DEPENDS thing though. -- j.
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