Re: multimedia/vlc{,2,21}

[Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 07:33:20AM +0200, Ian D. Leroux wrote:
> On closer inspection, there are about 30 configure warnings for
> packages that the configure script tries to autodetect and does not
> find.  This raises two questions:
> - Is there a clear policy I should follow in deciding which of these
> optional dependencies to supply, which to turn into package options,
> and which to disable altogether?  Or should I just use my best judgment
> and then see if somebody complains?

I suggest using your judgement.

> - For dependencies which we opt not to supply, is it better to
> explicitly disable features with arguments to the configure script (so
> that "make configure" runs without warnings), or to allow the configure
> script to look for them in the build environment and fail (for brevity).

Good question. I think in most cases we go for brevity; however, often
when we have it as an option, we --disable it if the option is not
chosen.

> (Incidentally, I'm now trying to update to vlc-2.2.1, since that has
> been released in the meantime).

Thanks!
 Thomas