[HEADSUP] Please convert your ports to new options framework

[Bryan Drewery]

On 6/8/2012 9:09 AM, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
> 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)?
> 

If it's common between many ports, do add it to bsd.options.desk.mk.

However, just because it is there, it doesn't mean you have to use it.
If it makes sense to override the DESC for your port, do that too.

-- 
Regards,
Bryan Drewery
bdrewery at freenode/EFNet

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