Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:35:53 +0100 From: 'Baptiste Daroussin' <bapt@freebsd.org> To: Dewayne Geraghty <dewayne.geraghty@heuristicsystems.com.au> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT+BRAINSTORM] One USE_ to rule them all Message-ID: <20130211143553.GA4326@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <77AC0D5229B747E1B7A7171E84BB8C7F@white> References: <20130204181946.GF67687@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <77AC0D5229B747E1B7A7171E84BB8C7F@white>
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On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 09:21:47PM +1100, Dewayne Geraghty wrote:
[...]
> >=20
>=20
> Baptiste,
> The original question is a functional change to Mk/*, which seems benefic=
ial. The specificity of USE_FEATURE is in keeping with the
> long term goal of "> The very long term goal will be to switch as much co=
de as=20
> > possible to be turn into a feature (when it makes sens of course)"
>=20
> A generic use of "USE" makes less clear for those developers and users th=
at are familiar and maintain USE_${FEATURE} in their port.
> I appreciate the improvements that are being made, but small steps are ea=
sier for the large numbers of people that are familiar with
> the existing system.
What is your suggestion, about the name of the macros, then? concerning the
small steps, that is the plan, convert things small steps by small steps in=
to
features.
>=20
> Also are their any foreseeable adverse side-effects of making this change=
? =20
Not that I know, and noone pointed me to an adverse side-effetcs yet.
regards,
bapt
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