defining dependencies for ports

[RW]

On Monday 17 July 2006 05:00, mike wrote:

> So I'm building Eclipse, and one of the things it wants to include is
> python .  Seems odd for my java ide to need python, so I look it up on
> the web tool that shows all the dependencies for a port (which is a
> fantastic tool, by the way).  And python is included because glade is
> included, and glade seems to be a top-level dependency.  However,
> nowhere can I find in the Makefile any reference to Glade, nor to the
> many other "top-level" dependencies.  

The more complex dependencies are handled by the ports system itself. Probably 
the dependency on glade comes in through its dependencies on bits of Gnome. 

Try:  WITHOUT_GNOMEVFS=yes

> How do I find out these things and 
> once I find them, how do I change them so I don't include?  (Mozilla is
> another example, but this one I actually see in the Makefile for the
> Eclipse port.  However, make config and make configure don't ask me if I
> want mozilla -- I use firefox).

WITH_MOZILLA=firefox