On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 11:17:58AM +0100, Harry Schmalzbauer wrote: > Am 12.03.2019 um 10:27 schrieb Mateusz Piotrowski: > > New Revision: 345057 > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/345057 > > > > Log: > > ports.7: Add an example of how to use flavors > > Since cem and dim seem to stumbled over the missing FLAVOR > documentation, I see my main objection against current FLAVOR > implementation confirmed: build stage must'nt silently chose a > default FLAVOR, but an OPTIONS-like dialog must inform the user > and she _must_ choose one. > > FLAVOR is a severe regression for ports usage to all FreeBSD > users imho. Users can't see if a port makes use of FLAVOR or not. > User won't get informed that default FLAVOR is in use. [...]
Users who install packages that are built from a flavorized port are well informed which flavor they're about to install, I don't see how flavors cause a problem -- they must have unique PKGNAMEs. For users that are building ports by themselves, looking into a Makefile can be helpful, but then again -- don't we always do that? It might slip when building the dependencies, so yeah, some extra care is in order. I don't see what's a big deal here, and flavors are certainly less annoying and more flexible than slave ports. If you really want an OPTIONS-like dialog popup then perhaps you should've attached some patches to your complaints. :-) ./danfe _______________________________________________ svn-src-head@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-head To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-head-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
