On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 01:52:19AM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:40:50 -0500, David Jackson wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 5:49 PM, Polytropon wrote: > > > > > > Other things to keep in mind are language settings. One example is > > > OpenOffice which needs to have the language setting at compile > > > time, especially if you're not using the english language. > > > > You could compile a version of that for each language and I think > > thats what Ubuntu does, or, just compile maybe top 1 or 2 most > > commonly used language version and then other versions could be user > > compiled. > > There are, I think... at least 10 languages available, and combine this > with Gnome, KDE and CUPS support OFF or ON, and you have 10*2*2*2 = 80 > packages, and still no scheme to name them. :-)
Don't forget compiling for multiple architectures. That adds more options -- and, unlike some of those other options, compiling for different architectures is often actually a mutually-exclusive option set. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"