Subject: Re: linux compat on linux
To: David Brownlee <abs@formula1.com>
From: Alistair Crooks <agc@pkgsrc.org>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 05/17/2001 16:23:07
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 04:10:34PM +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> 	I'd like to clean up the DEPENDS for linux binaries when pkgsrc
> 	is used under linux itself.
> 
> 	eg: we currently have packages with entirs for the form:
> 
> 	DEPENDS=        suse_x11-*:../../emulators/suse_x11
> 
> 	1) Set these as something like LINUX_DEPENDS then on
> 	   non linux systems append LINUX_DEPENDS to DEPENDS
> 
> 	2) Have emulators/suse_x11 and friends install dummy entries
> 	   on linux systems (ick).
> 
> 	3) Surround them with .if ${OPSYS} != "Linux" / .endif

This is probably the best bet.

> 	4) ???
> -- 
> 		David/absolute		abs@formula1.com
> 

Regards,
Alistair