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Date:      Fri, 14 Jul 1995 14:30:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:      cstruble@vt.edu
To:        asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami)
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ports/616: make install target in ports ignores NO_PACKAGE
Message-ID:  <199507141830.OAA00672@quirk.com>
In-Reply-To: <199507141247.FAA00639@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> from "Satoshi Asami" at Jul 14, 95 05:47:30 am

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> NO_PACKAGE is meant for ports that we can't distribute binary packages
> due to some restriction (export law, licensing, etc.).  The fake-pkg
> target, on the other hand, registers the port you just installed on
> YOUR system, and there is no reason why NO_PACKAGE should preclude it.

Yes, but what if I don't want the information registered? Or for example,
I'm testing a port build and install without packaging information
available? The make complains and dies with an error. Earlier versions
of the bsd.port.mk files honored the NO_PACKAGE for installs. At least,
it did for pre-2.0.5 SNAPS (I distinctly remember doing this for a 
few ports I grabbed off the FTP site because the package commands failed).

Should there be a new variable? I don't think it's necessary, but at least
give me some way of telling the system I don't want package information
installed.
	See ya later,
		Craig
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