[HEADSUP] Please convert your ports to new options framework

Anton Shterenlikht mexas at bristol.ac.uk
Fri Jun 8 14:09:50 UTC 2012


On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 08:44:48PM +0200, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> 
> already have notice bsd.options.desc.mk provide shared descriptions of the usual
> options, try to be consistent and reuse the same options name so that it is
> simpler for users, please override the description for your ports each time it
> make sense, remember that most of the time a functional description is more

OPTIONS=        PROFILE "Build a profiling library" Off

This seems to be a common option (many math/ ports use it),
yet it's not in bsd.options.desc.mk. Should it be added to it?
Or shall I define it for my port (math/slatec)?

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