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Date:      Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:35:02 +0300
From:      Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru>
To:        "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Run-time auto-detection is harmful for packages
Message-ID:  <70697209@bb.ipt.ru>
In-Reply-To: <op.uojmb2tn9aq2h7@localhost> (Jeremy Messenger's message of "Thu\, 29 Jan 2009 18\:00\:40 -0600")
References:  <13578868@bs1.sp34.ru> <op.uojj32kp9aq2h7@localhost> <36775287@bs1.sp34.ru> <op.uojmb2tn9aq2h7@localhost>

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"Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> writes:
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:40:08 -0600, Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> wrote:
>> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> writes:
>>
>>>> 2. Create slave ports to build (non-default so far) packages for those
>>>>    who want to use packages and were unfortunate to install packages
>>>>    used for auto-detection by other packages.
>>>>
>>>>    As an example here may be a slave port audio/libmikmod-esound with
>>>>    CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-esd at makefile.
>>>
>>> No thanks, create a slave port that will have CONFLICTS with master is
>>> a  worst solution.
>>
>> Can you give some arguments? I don't see a strong ones...
>
> User wants to install foo port that depend on libmikmod.
> User wants to install bar port that depend on libmikmod-esound, bang
> it's  conflicted and can't be install.
>
> We have a few of like that in ports (ie: boost(-python) and it's pain.

Jeremy, you are right. No cakes for me today. ;-)


WBR
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Boris Samorodov (bsam)
Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP
FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve



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