>> Since some folks like the old behavior and some folks like the new >> behavior, what do you all think of a user-selectable make.conf option to >> choose where the check-conflicts target appears in the port build sequence? >> >> Regards, >> Greg >>
>I'd love that. The new behavior isn't a bad default, but it needs an >override. >Wait a minute; rewind. Isn't that what "make -DDISABLE_CONFLICTS" does? I believe that he is talking about changing _when_ the check for conflicts is made; whereas DISABLE_CONFLICTS ignores the check, regardless of when it is made. A late check is preferable to using DISABLE_CONFLICTS, because with that knob you can shoot yourself in the foot by mistakenly installing one port on top of another. b. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
