Re: Regarding pkg/43971

[Nicolas Thauvin <nico%orgrim.net@localhost>]

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Hello,

> Looks like postgresql-client needs the same options as postgresql-server (for 
> all supported versions: 83, 84, 90). I'm not sure about 'pam', but it 
> wouldn't hurt to allow to turn it on.

Indeed, there are no client nor server specific options in the configure
script.

> Now we have options like:
> PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql83-server, PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql83-client, 
> PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql84-server, ...
> I would like to merge these to:
> PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql83, PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql84, PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql90

It would be simpler indeed.

> Or even:
> PKG_OPTIONS.postgresql
> but that one seems to extreme.

If options are not available to all versions, thing may become not easy
to maintain. Having the version number in the option name, IMHO, makes
things more consistent between packages names and option names.

My two cents :)

Nicolas
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