Re: pkg/42263 (add PKG_OPTIONS to meta-pkgs/php5-extensions)

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/42263; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/42263 (add PKG_OPTIONS to meta-pkgs/php5-extensions)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:57:23 +0900

 On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:35:01 +0900, <diro%nixsyspaus.org@localhost> wrote:
 
 >  That is exactly what i'm proposing:  an easier installation. There needs to 
 > be a
 >  medium between "install fscking everything" and install what you want 
 > manually
 >  without a) having to maintain a private package b) recommenting a Makefile 
 > upon
 >  unpacking a new pkgsrc quarterly release. pkg_chk is also not the solution 
 > i'm
 >  going for here.
 
 Why not pkg_chk?
 What is the differ between "set module name to PKG_OPTION" and "set package 
path to pkgchk.conf"?
 
 >  Also, please do not be in such a rush to close this PR. Allow some other
 >  developers to view it first and see the value in this if you're having some
 >  difficulty understanding it.
 
 FYI:
 http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2008/06/29/msg007473.html