Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:45:12 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: clutton <clutton@zoho.com> Cc: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shells/bash-static fails to package/deinstall cleanly Message-ID: <20131226114512.GI40122@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <1388057262.3771.78.camel@eva02.mbsd> References: <52BBC768.6010702@dougbarton.us> <1388043634.3771.31.camel@eva02.mbsd> <52BBE04D.4060708@dougbarton.us> <1388046987.3771.36.camel@eva02.mbsd> <1388051565.3771.59.camel@eva02.mbsd> <1388054443.3771.66.camel@eva02.mbsd> <52BC0A18.1080503@FreeBSD.org> <1388057262.3771.78.camel@eva02.mbsd>
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--h22Fi9ANawrtbNPX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 01:27:42PM +0200, clutton wrote: > On Thu, 2013-12-26 at 10:51 +0000, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > On 26/12/2013 10:40, clutton wrote: > > > The whole port because of STATIC option? > > > It'll be better to move this thing to bash port and make it as an > > > option. Like zsh maintainer did. > >=20 > > It's already an option in the bash port. > >=20 > > You seem somewhat unclear on the concept of slave ports and why they > > should exist. The point here is so that users of binary packages can > > jut type > >=20 > > pkg install bash-static > >=20 > > and get a statically linked version of bash. This is the principal > > reason that slave ports exist: so that the same software will be built > > with different sets of default options, either for end user convenience > > or because some other port depends on having some specific combination > > of options. > >=20 > > Cheers, > >=20 > > Matthew > >=20 >=20 > I know why, I mean I understand the purpose. >=20 > http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-ports@freebsd.org/msg52457.html >=20 > I thought that after OPTIONS framework was introduced all -x11 and > similar ports are legacy. Am I wrong? >=20 Not yet the OPTIONS framework is just the first step, the second step is ki= lling pkg_install and the last step bringing in subpackages/flavours :) regards, Bapt --h22Fi9ANawrtbNPX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlK8FsgACgkQ8kTtMUmk6ExT/QCfVS5WJRxtSmRh01m8COz6vxcf EYEAoJxDyegtLBTP9TwCYXHJUDHoyGu7 =GZnM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --h22Fi9ANawrtbNPX--
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