svn commit: r325807 - in head: . Mk

[David Naylor]

On Saturday, 31 August 2013 09:15:57 Bryan Drewery wrote:
> On 8/31/2013 9:10 AM, Alexey Dokuchaev wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 01:56:08PM +0000, Bryan Drewery wrote:
> >> New Revision: 325807
> >> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/325807
> >> 
> >> - Add USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS_ONLY which will try installing dependencies
> >> 
> >>   from existing packages and not fallback on building from source.
> >>   
> >>   This is useful for package building tools such as poudriere and
> >>   tinderbox
> >>   to avoid building from source and confusing the build log, if a
> >>   dependency
> >>   failed to build for some reason.
> > 
> > I actually don't quite see the use for any of them.  As for the build log,
> > if I understand correctly what you're describing, usually it's *good* to
> > "confuse" the log, as it's an indication of wrongly spelled _DEPENDS line.
> > 
> > Am I missing some really warranted usage scenario for these knobs?
> > 
> > ./danfe
> 
> make build-depends USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS
>   This installs dependencies from packages if present, else, fallback on
> source.
> 
> make build-depends USE_PACKAGE_DEPENDS_ONLY
>   This installs dependencies from packages only.
> 
> It has nothing to do with misspelling anything.
> 
> These are used to install dependencies from packages using the ports
> framework. The alternative is to have the package building tool install
> the dependencies themselves, which tinderbox _and_ portbuild do wrong!
> Why reinvent the wheel. Let the ports framework install depenencies with
> 'build-depends', and use packages from already built.

Are you are referring to ports-mgmt/portbuilder?  In which case I would like 
to clarify that while the default behaviour is this, it can be changed using 
the '--method' argument.  Also, portbuilder passes NO_DEPENDS to the build and 
install stages, managing the installation of dependencies itself.  

Regards
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