13.04.2012, 23:55, "Chris Inacio" <nacho...@gmail.com>: > On Apr 13, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Chris Inacio <nacho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I was recently asked to do some FreeBSD ports support work. I mostly use a >>> Mac and the MacPorts system. MacPorts has the concept of a variant for a >>> port, but I can't find the analogue in the FreeBSD system. >>> >>> Does the FreeBSD ports system have the concept of a variant? If so, can >>> someone point me in the right direction on how to create one? >> Describing what a "variant" is, how it works in MacPorts, and what you >> are trying to do would help a lot. :) >> >> The closest guess I could make would be "slave port", but I don't >> think that works the same way. > > Sorry, you're right. > > For example, a port of say Emacs could have a variant of X11. > > So Emacs or Emacs+X11. > > The X11 variant would (somewhat obviously) include building regular Emacs but > also the X11 toolbar etc. while Emacs wouldn't include any X11 features (& > dependencies). > > On the Mac, we can build universal binaries (PowerPC, ia32, and x86_64), at > the cost of disk space. So we can build almost any package with the > +universal variant. > > Is that a reasonable explanation?
Seems like you need makefile options: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/porters-handbook/makefile-options.html -- Regards, Konstantin _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
