Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 02:53:12 +0200 From: "Simon 'corecode' Schubert" <corecode@corecode.ath.cx> To: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: nik@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Proposed new 'options' target Message-ID: <20020721025312.05805bb7.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <20020720232250.GE37802@clan.nothing-going-on.org> References: <20020720162928.GD37802@clan.nothing-going-on.org> <20020720190909.458442de.corecode@corecode.ath.cx> <20020720175640.GI52296@squall.waterspout.com> <20020720232250.GE37802@clan.nothing-going-on.org>
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On Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:22:50 +0100 Nik Clayton wrote:
> We're essentially talking about a new configuration file for each port
> that has options, that explains in some detail what those options are,
> how they should be presented to the end user, and so on.
yes. i'd go for a seperate options file (eg. pkg-options) but somebody
might say that we're wasting too much inodes already and that should be
included in the Makefile (or wherever)...
> I suggest that the history of the project shows that if we wait around
> for someone to solve all these problems we'll never get a solution
> that works. Better to spend some time implementing something with a
> small set of features that's going to be an improvement to our user
> base now.
right. i wanted to implement just YES/NO options (for now) without
checking for mutually exclusive stuff. plain binary stuff.
this will be done soon enough because it's not that complicated (except
for options saving)
> Any port that needs the more fancy option setting dialog stuff (as some
> of them already do) can always override the options: target as
> necessary.
that's a good point. someday after the binary options we might provide
additional option features in bsd.port.mk but until this is done
overriding {pre,post}-options: should do the thing very good.
cheers
simon
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