Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:05:59 +0300 From: Eir Nym <eirnym@gmail.com> To: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mk/bsd.command.mk: missing CSH tag Message-ID: <AANLkTi==u=EsDqMqbONfz1HNGQEOREYD_BAJWgc8Weji@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ic65a0$16m1$1@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> References: <4CE5280E.3090009@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <AANLkTinmZ2YXxMAPjghtur3n2GT-N16d0FFAc0=khb=k@mail.gmail.com> <86wro9e6e4.fsf@gmail.com> <AANLkTinip-y9n2w=bJ7QKidymYTQSsmSiybxU7FWoY==@mail.gmail.com> <ic65a0$16m1$1@lorvorc.mips.inka.de>
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On 19 November 2010 18:32, Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> wrote: > Eir Nym <eirnym@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >>> Since when? If you are missing /bin/csh, your system is defective >> >>> or at least nonstandard. >> >> >> >> It is good joke, thanks >> > >> > I guess he's talking about the ports tree being too fragile for some >> > non-default configurations and not many people are willing to fix it. >> >> I understand this. Port can check this (because it is optional system >> component) and use another or generate error. > > This is very confusing. =C2=A0One of us is out of sync with reality. > (If it's me, I'd like to know.) =C2=A0Your confident claim that csh is > optional is like stating that the sky is green and the sun is purple. > > Did I miss something? > > Yes, I know there is a WITHOUT_TCSH knob. =C2=A0You can use this when > you build a FreeBSD-based embedded system where you know you won't > need csh. =C2=A0In no way does the existence of this knob imply that csh > is optional on a standard FreeBSD system where you build ports. > Ok, another example is NIS. You can turn off NIS support in your system, and ports will check NIS biraries if they need them. > -- > Christian "naddy" Weisgerber =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0naddy@mips.inka.de > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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