svn commit: r315222 - in head: devel/qdevelop games/warmux graphics/xaos math/qtiplot multimedia/minitube print/hplip textproc/qstardict

[Alexey Dokuchaev]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:57:34PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 27 March 2013 22:53, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe at freebsd.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 01:59:18PM +0000, Max Brazhnikov wrote:
> >> New Revision: 315222
> >> URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/315222
> >>
> >> - Remove OPTIONS_DEFINE, if it contains only global options
> >
> > Can you elaborate on this one?  Given that there is no clear policy,
> > personally I've been always including OPTIONS_DEFINE, even if just for,
> > say, DOCS.
> 
> Options such as IPV6, DOCS, EXAMPLES, and NLS are generally set
> globally (e.g., OPTIONS_UNSET= NLS) and not per port.  As such, it can
> reduce user annoyance if the dialog box is not shown for such options.

Yes, I've heard that reasoning.  I'm not particularly against it, but I
am also worried about certain inconsistency: it means, that for a port
with at least one "local" option, users can toggle all of them, while for
others they had to rely on their /etc/make.conf settings (or defaults).

./danfe