ports/58840: [PATCH] exclude possibly unrequired dependenciesfrom x11/gnome2

[Adam Weinberger]

>> (11.02.2003 @ 2320 PST): James Pole said, in 1.5K: <<
> Wouldn't it be better to just have gnome2 install everthing by deafult
> and include a WITHOUT_${SOMETHING} option for applications that not
> *everyone* is likely to use such as accessbily ooptions and certain
> other applications. This means that anyone can just set WITHOUT_ options
> in their /etc/make.conf -- which is a lot easier than making your own
> Makefile.
> 
> This idea seems to be a good comprimise from my point of view. Packages
> and lazy people will still be able to install the entire GNOME desktop
> from the default packages/ports while other people can just add a few
> lines to their /etc/make.conf to create their own custom desktop.
>> end of "Re: ports/58840: [PATCH] exclude possibly unrequired dependenciesfrom x11/gnome2" from James Pole <<

The component list of x11/gnome2 and x11/gnome2-fifth-toe is not
dictated by the FreeBSD GNOME team; it's set out by the GNOME project.

Your best bet is to either do what Joe recommended, or just simply
remove the offending lines from x11/gnome2/Makefile. Or, just touch
/usr/X11R6/bin/gok and the build will think you already have the program
installed.

The reason that these programs are part of x11/gnome2 and not
x11/gnome2-fifth-toe is that, at any point, the GNOME project could
start releasing software that assumes that any and all parts of the
GNOME desktop/development system are installed.

# Adam


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