On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, Tim Rightnour wrote:

> On 21-Jun-98 Bjoern Labitzke spoke unto us all:
> # 
> # [Dependency on pkgs for features only should be mentioned to user]
> 
> ["OR" dependencies would be nice (depend on pkg a OR pkg b)]

I agree. The sequence of the pkgs mentioned in the OR directives could
give the priority which to use first, if several are possible.


> [- Developer provides a generic pkg with hooks which others can take
>    advantage of]

That is what I was thinking of. 

> [- How does the user pick the build direction?]

A possible way to realize the selection process of the user may be a
pkg.conf-file in the appropriate pkg-directory. Or the Makefile includes a
section at the beginning in which all those selections are mentioned. 


(Hmm, it seems we might replicate the configure scripts, just on another
level. :-) ) 


> # An afterthought: Shouldn't the case be expected that using different
> # feature sets for building a pkg may result in different patchs? What about
> # that?


Bjoern

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