[Bug 247430] Linux ports install too much

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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=247430

Tijl Coosemans <tijl at FreeBSD.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Tijl Coosemans <tijl at FreeBSD.org> ---
a) is because there are several 32-bit only Linux application ports.  Also,
when I announced that I would remove the option to install a pure 32-bit
linux_base on amd64 there was immediate response from users worried that their
applications might break.  So I do think 32-bit support is actively used.  I
use it myself now that I think about it.  I don't object to adding a knob for
this somewhere, perhaps via bsd.default-versions.mk since this would be a
tree-wide option and not a per-port option.  For end-users the ideal is
probably to have separate packages though, which is a lot more work.

b) is something the Linux infrastructure ports have always done.  I think it is
needed for strict compliance with the GPL, but even for non-GPL code it may be
wise to have our own copy of the source code.  You never know why it might be
useful.  Note that only package builders actually download the file.  Regular
make doesn't.  Also note that an SRPM may contain patches that are not in the
corresponding FreeBSD port.

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