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

[diro%nixsyspaus.org@localhost]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 12:00:07PM +0000, OBATA Akio wrote:
> 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"?


Because i do not use pkg_chk. pkgchk.conf is another config file i'd have to
write and maintain when i already use mk.conf. I do not need two config files to
manage my packages.

  
>  >  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


I understand the initial discussion here; however, that package in question is
of four dependencies. meta-pkgs/php5-extensions is ~50. Why cannot an empty
PKG_OPTIONS for meta-pkgs/php5-extensions default to building everything and
otherwise could be set to build a few modules? Why are we holding onto the idea
that a meta-pkg is everything and cannot be tailored? There is already a number
of packages which work in a similar manner. Why not this one?

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