diro@nixsys.bz wrote:
>>> On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 07:20:17PM +0000, diro@nixsys.bz wrote:
>>> Even with PKG_OPTIONS, though, take sqwebmail again as an example. 
>>> Things like: 
>>> --with-maxargsize =n
>>> --with-maxformargsize=n 
>>
>>
>> BUILD_DEFS allows tracking of such settings. We use it in other places
>> as well. Consider hard-coded UIDs...
>> Joerg
> 
> 
> I remember using BUILD_DEFS for things and then PKG_OPTIONS came along 
> near the time i started spending less time playing with NetBSD. I saw a 
> few once BUILD_DEFS options become PKG_OPTIONS, so i was just wondering 
> if it's worth my time to suggest a whole lot of new BUILD_DEFS for 
> certain packages that would make them more configurable under pkgsrc or 
> there was a preferred new method of doing this, using PKG_OPTIONS or 
> otherwise.

PKG_OPTIONS can only be used for "flags", that is, things that are 
either "on" or "off". All other things go into BUILD_DEFS. There are 
already many packages that add their own variables to BUILD_DEFS, and 
even pkglint warns package authors when they use user-settable variables 
without adding them to BUILD_DEFS.

Roland