Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/databases

[Adam Ciarciński <adam%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

>>> Given that the default options are changed that would need a PKGREVISION
>>> bump to all packages too.  Can you please bump PKGREVISION to them?
>> Or nls option enable default?
>> It is fine to make nls support to optional, but why it is disabled
>> default?
> 
> Maybe I should open the question on pkgsrc-users@ or tech-pkg@.
> 
> I think nls is not an indispensable feature to make a package working well. If I build packages with PREFER_PKGSRC=yes or if gettext is not available on the system, it removes dependencies to 
> devel/gettext-lib and converters/libiconv (that is a poor implementation). If I pbulk a set of packages for servers, I get a /usr/pkg subtree with no /usr/pkg/share/locale directory. But If a want 
> package for my laptop or desktop, I build them with PKG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=nls.
> 
> But if most people prefer having locales by default, I can move nls option to PKG_SUGGESTED_OPTIONS.

IMHO the package must be as complete as possible, so people can download a binary package and do not have to recompile it manually when they need the NLS strings, for example.

Please, turn the nls option on.

Thanks :)
Adam