Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:56:57 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/27709: [PATCH] WITHOUT_X is used by many ports, but not documented. Message-ID: <15124.28553.521171.74698@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20010530031739.13CA13E0B@bazooka.unixfreak.org> References: <200105281920.f4SJK2r96489@freefall.freebsd.org> <20010530031739.13CA13E0B@bazooka.unixfreak.org>
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Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> types:
> I tend to agree with Pete here. It doesn't make sense to document it
> unless all the ports which can be compiled either with or without X
> use this hook.
Which came first, the support or the documentation?
If it's not documented, how are port maintainers going to know that
they need to support it? How are users going to know that it should be
supported, so they can report the lack of support to port maintainers?
And so on.
FWIW, I think the name should be WITHOUT_X, not WITHOUT_X11. Unless
there are no X10 ports, and no chance of there ever being an X12.
<mike
> Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net> writes:
> > The following reply was made to PR docs/27709; it has been noted by GNATS.
> >
> > From: Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net>
> > To: mwm@mired.org
> > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: docs/27709: [PATCH] WITHOUT_X is used by many ports, but not doc
> > umented.
> > Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 15:12:23 -0400
> >
> > The problem currently is that it's fairly inconsistent right now in the
> > ports tree wrt WITHOUT_X and WITHOUT_X11 (just do a find /usr/ports
> > -name Makefile -exec grep -H WITHOUT_X {} \; and you'll see all the
> > instanaces). I *think* WITHOUT_X11 is the proper hook though.
> >
> > | --- share/man/man5/make.conf.5 Fri May 18 07:27:37 2001
> > | +++ /tmp/make.conf.5 Mon May 28 10:08:14 2001
> > | @@ -727,6 +727,10 @@
> > | .Pq Vt bool
> > | Set this if you are a resident of the USA so that ports that
> > | need to can attempt to comply with U.S. export regulations.
> > | +.It Va WITHOUT_X
> > | +.Pq Vt bool
> > | +Set this so that ports that can be built with or without X support will build
> > | +without X support by default.
> > | .It Va WRKDIRPREFIX
> > | .Pq Vt str
> > | Where to create temporary files used when building ports.
> > |
> > | >Release-Note:
> > | >Audit-Trail:
> > | >Unformatted:
> > |
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> >
> > --
> > Pete Fritchman <petef@databits.net>
> > Databits Network Services, Inc. <http://databits.net>;
> > finger petef@databits.net for PGP key
> >
> >
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