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:)
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