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Date:      Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:12:44 +0100
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Steve Wills <swills@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: [CFT] New dialog for ports
Message-ID:  <20130320141244.GP67352@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net>
In-Reply-To: <3b3e70c0c550b64c4f295e0479d0e681.squirrel@mouf.net>
References:  <20130314095529.GH53963@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <51492152.2010709@FreeBSD.org> <20130320070957.GK67352@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <3b3e70c0c550b64c4f295e0479d0e681.squirrel@mouf.net>

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On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 10:07:15AM -0400, Steve Wills wrote:
> >
> > I wonder if it is worth to let the question to install dialog4ports.
> >
> > I mean dialog4ports being mandatory you should just be installed direct=
ly
> > doesn't it?
> >
> > anyone have an opinion about this?
> >
> > I will remove the question on 27/03 if I got more please do than please
> > don't at
> > that time.
>=20
> The question does lead one to think it's optional. If it's not optional,
> then there shouldn't be a prompt. I think it should be optional. IMHO, the
> requirement being mandator violates POLA, as does the prompt. These are
> questions that should have been answered before it was committed.
>=20
> Steve
>=20
>=20

Why would dialog4ports be optional, the dialog(1) from base isn't able to
reflect what the new option framwork does, keeping it and both code to have
both, looks like a non sense to me.

Bapt

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