RW rwmailli...@googlemail.com wrote:
On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:38:00 + (GMT)
Thomas Mueller wrote:
First case I think of is the misc/freebsd-doc-* ports which want
links1, which would be redundant if I already have lynx installed
... I don't really like links1 ...
links1 isn't simply
I s there any way to substitute dependencies, in cases where the substitute
would work as well or better?
As some of the others wrote, it depends on the ports involved. Some
ports that are supposed to provide the same functionality have subtle
differences that can cause problems.
First case
On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:38:00 + (GMT)
Thomas Mueller wrote:
First case I think of is the misc/freebsd-doc-* ports which want
links1, which would be redundant if I already have lynx installed, or
lynx and seamonkey too.
I don't really like links1, prefer links with graphic capability
Eitan Adler writes:
Another case I think of is mysql as a dependency when the user
might prefer MariaDB or PostgreSQL.
This may not always be possible, but I do understand the point
you are trying to make
Having never experimented with this, it is my understanding
there
Is there any way to substitute dependencies, in cases where the substitute
would work as well or better?
First case I think of is the misc/freebsd-doc-* ports which want links1, which
would be redundant if I already have lynx installed, or lynx and seamonkey too.
I don't really like links1
