ports/pkg/OS integration 2.0 (was: Re: Removing documentation)

[Roger Marquis]

>> (The Ubuntu /etc/alternatives symlink system and other mechanisms solve
>> this well)

That hasn't been my experience but then I'm not a big fan of symlinks
which can't be safely modified outside of the (d)pkg system.  As a
general rule you want to avoid such unnecessary layers of abstraction
where possible.

>> * if the user's port configuration options aren't different from the
>> package defaults, ask the user if they want to use the package instead
>> (with global and per-port knobs to stop asking if the user desires).

Can't really see much use for this.  Those of us building from source
know when we can install a binary and nobody really wants to be
held-up by another prompt.

Roger