Re: pkg/34860 (New package database/ipa_sdb (database module for sysutils/ipa))

[Andrey Simonenko <simon%comsys.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/34860; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrey Simonenko <simon%comsys.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua@localhost>
To: OBATA Akio <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/34860 (New package database/ipa_sdb (database module for 
sysutils/ipa))
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:32:37 +0200

 On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 03:15:05PM +0000, OBATA Akio wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/34860; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: OBATA Akio <obache%NetBSD.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: pkg/34860 (New package database/ipa_sdb (database module for 
 > sysutils/ipa))
 > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:11:43 +0900
 > 
 >  On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:50:02 +0000 (UTC), Andrey Simonenko wrote:
 >  >  >  But why are you suggest to use option name different from 
 > sysutils/ipa?
 >  >  
 >  >  I have already thought about checking set options for sysutils/ipa
 >  >  from databases/ipa_sdb, but understood that this idea is wrong.
 >  >  
 >  >  If some feature is required from sysutils/ipa, then this does not mean
 >  >  that this feature also should be enabled in databases/ipa_sdb (or any
 >  >  other module), because modules' methods (functions) can be used only for
 >  >  parts of ipa.conf or ipastat.conf configuration file.  By default
 >  >  everything is enabled, if one decides to disable something (to save some
 >  >  memory and speed up applications), then he/she will need to decide what
 >  >  and where can be disabled, in any case before using module's methods
 >  >  ipa and ipastat check if a module has these methods, so they will not
 >  >  call methods which were disabled.
 >  
 >  Same meaning option should have same name, and even if using same option 
 > names,
 >  you can specify options to packages individually.
 >  Is there any problem?
 >  
 
 I understood the idea, one can use PKG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS and PKG_OPTIONS.*
 for each package individually and everything will work as needed.  Thanks.