ports structure and improvement suggestions

[Ulrich Spoerlein]

martinko wrote:
> Scot Hetzel wrote:
> > The problem with pkgtools.conf (and all the other port management
> > tools) is that it only works for the port that you are currently
> > building.  If that port has dependancies, the settings in
> > pkgtools.conf for the dependancies are not applied to the dependent
> > port.  Instead you need to build the dependent ports first.
> > 
> > Where as putting the variable into make.conf, will allow the dependent
> > port to always build with that setting.
> 
> why is it so ??
> i discovered this some time ago but have always been wondering why does
> it work this "unlogical" way..

Very simple,

portinstall tries to install port A with settings from pkgtools.conf.
make(1) decides port A depends on port B, which is not yet installed.
make(1) will install B (*without* the settings in pkgtools.conf, of
course).

The workaround would be to 'portinstall B; portinstall A', but this is
impractical of course.

Ulrich Spoerlein
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