On 16 Dec 2014, at 18:54, Warner Losh <i...@bsdimp.com> wrote: > >> On Dec 16, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Ed Maste <ema...@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> Fair enough, I'd definitely like to see fewer build-time knobs over >> time, not more. > > Until we stop using build-time knobs to control what’s in the final image > as a poor man’s packaging scheme, I expect the number of knobs to > continue to grow.
How does a packaging scheme solve the problem of not compiling in dependencies, or linking everything static? You cannot pre-build all possible combinations of selectable options. As for knobs that just say "build foo" or "don't build bar", those would indeed be fine for a packaging system, as long as packages aren't too dependent on each other. -Dimitry
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