Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:57:30 -0500 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: James Pole <james@pole.net.nz> Cc: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ports/58840: [PATCH] exclude possibly unrequired dependenciesfrom x11/gnome2 Message-ID: <20031103045730.GV96543@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <1067833233.258.10.camel@localhost> References: <200311021927.hA2JRIt2074978@freefall.freebsd.org> <1067833233.258.10.camel@localhost>
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>> (11.02.2003 @ 2320 PST): James Pole said, in 1.5K: <<
> Wouldn't it be better to just have gnome2 install everthing by deafult
> and include a WITHOUT_${SOMETHING} option for applications that not
> *everyone* is likely to use such as accessbily ooptions and certain
> other applications. This means that anyone can just set WITHOUT_ options
> in their /etc/make.conf -- which is a lot easier than making your own
> Makefile.
>
> This idea seems to be a good comprimise from my point of view. Packages
> and lazy people will still be able to install the entire GNOME desktop
> from the default packages/ports while other people can just add a few
> lines to their /etc/make.conf to create their own custom desktop.
>> end of "Re: ports/58840: [PATCH] exclude possibly unrequired dependenciesfrom x11/gnome2" from James Pole <<
The component list of x11/gnome2 and x11/gnome2-fifth-toe is not
dictated by the FreeBSD GNOME team; it's set out by the GNOME project.
Your best bet is to either do what Joe recommended, or just simply
remove the offending lines from x11/gnome2/Makefile. Or, just touch
/usr/X11R6/bin/gok and the build will think you already have the program
installed.
The reason that these programs are part of x11/gnome2 and not
x11/gnome2-fifth-toe is that, at any point, the GNOME project could
start releasing software that assumes that any and all parts of the
GNOME desktop/development system are installed.
# Adam
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