Re: pkg/43480: audio/SDL_mixer's optional dependencies should be PKG_OPTIONs

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

The following reply was made to PR pkg/43480; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Thomas Klausner <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: NetBSD bugtracking <gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/43480: audio/SDL_mixer's optional dependencies should be
 PKG_OPTIONs
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:08:56 +0200

 On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 07:50:01PM +0000, Peter.Bex%xs4all.nl@localhost wrote:
 >      It's annoying that SDL_mixer uses so many dependencies when you
 >      need it to play only one or two games which don't use mp3, mod,
 >      ogg or flac files.
 > 
 >      The MP3 format is still plagued by patents and there are people
 >      who prefer to avoid MP3 if possible.  Those might like to be able
 >      to disable mp3 support in SDL_mixer.
 > 
 >      Besides, libmikmod has four current vulnerabilities which are not
 >      yet fixed.  Disabling libmikmod in all packages until there is an
 >      updated package is a good workaround.  This is another excellent
 >      reason to make it optional in SDL_mixer.
 
 I like the idea.
 We should have a standard way to let a package specify it needs
 SDL_mixer built e.g. with the mp3 option on, though. Ideas for that?
  Thomas