On 25 Jun 2007, at 21:12, paul beard wrote:
"gnome" doesn't install any software;
so when I type "port install gnome" nothing happens? Not how I
remember it ;-)
I think we're talking past each other or caught on some semantic
nuance. My position is that it should be simpler to install inter-
related components, as a single bundled meta-port, if that's what
the user wants. For the life of me, I can't imagine installing
MySQL without wanting the startup components installed. But be that
as it may, I think there are ways to accommodate everyone.
If I request that the ports system install the meta-port
"amp" (apache/mysql/php), that port depends on apache with the php
DSO, mysql server with the client libraries, and php with its hooks
to connect to MySQL. I don't think anyone can argue that not being
able to do this has caused a lot more traffic on this list than
necessary.
This is probably a topic for the dev list: perhaps jberry@ can take
it over there and see what anyone thinks of it.
Please create a ticket for this request and then mention it on the
dev list with the ticket number so that work on this can be hung off
the ticket.
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