Cvsup verses Portsnap

[martinko]

Aren Olvalde Tyr wrote:
>> Portmanager already has this I believe.  You can add config options to
>> the portmanager config file and it will use them when building things.
>> For example:
>>
>> #####################
>> # custom settings   #
>> # remove "#" to use #
>> #####################
>> #textproc/docproj|JADETEX=no|
>> #java/jdk14|-DMINIMAL|
>> #textproc/libxml2|THREADS=off SCHEMA=on MEM_DEBUG=off XMLLINT_HIST=off
>> THREAD_ALLOC=off|
>> #
>> #
>> ##
>> ##do not let portmanager update the following ports
>> #IGNORE|editors/openoffice-1.1|
>> #IGNORE|java/jdk14|
> 
> But does it dynamically generate an editable list of all available 
> configuration knobs for all ports that can be set?
> 
> If it doesn't, it doesn't have what I am ideally looking for, since you still 
> have to manually poke around in the appropriate Makefile[s] to determine what 
> (if any) knobs you want to set in the first place. The general concept was 
> discussed on one of the other lists (freebsd-ports I think), but basically it 
> consisted of having a tool that would generate a set of dynamically created 
> configuration files that list _all_ available knobs for all ports and make it 
> very easy to set/unset them by simply editing the appropriate config file. 
> When you update your ports tree, there would be a way to get the tool to 
> dynamically update (whilst preserving your settings where they are still 
> applicable) all the configuration files to reflect any changes.
> 
> I want a tool that will very easily allow me to see what knobs are available 
> for many different ports, without having to manually grep around in the 
> Makefiles.
> 
> So, for example, you might have a master configuration file:
> 
> # ports.master.conf
> # Global ports configuration file
> 
> # Define global build options:
> 
> all {
>         IPVG = no
>         X11 = no
> }
> 
> accessibility {
>         file->ports.accessibility.conf
> }
> 
> graphics {
>         file->ports.graphics.conf
> }
> 
> foobar {
>         file->ports.foo.conf
> }
> 
> Then, under the particular port category config file - say 
> ports.graphics.conf - you would have the configuration knobs for all those 
> ports in that category.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> gimp {
>         WITH_DEBUG  = no        
>         WITH_PYTHON = no
>         WITHOUT_PRINT = no
>         WITH_MP = no
>         WITH_HTML_HELP_BROWSER = yes
>         GNOME_ENABLED = no
> }
> 
> <snip> 
> 
> Selecting a knob then becomes as simple as setting the knob = yes in the 
> config file. You would then simply use the tool to install the port (it would 
> probably call another tool, such as portupgrade or portmaster to actually do 
> the install), and it would automagically set the appropriate -DKNOB 
> settings .
> 
> My intention is to write such a tool entirely in /bin/sh so that no extra 
> dependencies are required.
> 
> I'm still currently deciding how best to design it, but I'm inclined towards 
> integrating it with portmaster since that it a very nice well designed sh 
> tool for port management tasks.
> 
> So far I've only just started, at the moment it just generates a basic config 
> file.
> 
> And if it turns out that portmanager can do something similar to the above, I 
> will probably still create the tool as an interesting shell programming 
> exercise :)
>  
> Aren.

i'm eagerly waiting for it.. and i'm sure i'm not the only one.. good
luck aren!

m:)