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Date:      03 Oct 2000 12:46:57 -0700
From:      asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami)
To:        Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        sobomax@FreeBSD.org, reg@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org, vanilla@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: USE_GTK and USE_GNOME
Message-ID:  <vqcpulhpv0u.fsf@bubble.hip.berkeley.edu>
In-Reply-To: Ade Lovett's message of "Mon, 2 Oct 2000 13:26:56 -0500"
References:  <20001002012649.G30468@shale.csir.co.za> <39D86165.C21837F1@FreeBSD.org> <20001002102510.H15530@supernews.net> <39D8B9F6.C55F8257@FreeBSD.org> <20001002101657.J30468@shale.csir.co.za> <39D8C684.8A438F60@FreeBSD.org> <20001002132656.K15530@FreeBSD.org>

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 * From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org>

 * This is why, with Gnome 1.4, things are changing.  There will be two
 * meta-ports, one called x11/gnome, which will contain a "minimal"
 * (if that means anything) installation.  Almost certainly none of
 * the applications that are currently present, just the core libraries,
 * basic widget sets, etc.) - if a port is GNOMEish, then it will simply
 * need to depend on this port.
 * 
 * It may be possible for ports to use only parts of x11/gnome to actually
 * run, but I (at least) will consider such ports to be "unsupported",
 * and won't test them should x11/gnome (or its components) get updated.
 * 
 * Alongside this will be a new meta-port, x11/gnome-extra sounds like a
 * good name right now, which will initially be a list of RUN_DEPENDS
 * of applications that are currently in x11/gnome, and possibly add
 * a few more.
 * 
 * Don't base any assumptions on the existing x11/gnome metaport,
 * it's not going to be recognizable soon.

I don't have a problem with the minimalist approach, but I think the
new "minimal" gnome should be called something else.  When someone
clicks on the "install gnome" button in sysinstall, they will get
x11/gnome, which has always been the meta-port that includes the whole
set.

Satoshi


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