Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/misc/py-anita

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> writes:

> On Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 12:10:35PM -0500, Greg Troxel wrote:
>> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> writes:
>> 
>> > Does this option really make sense ?
>> > AFAIK it doens't change the package itself, only its dependencies.
>> 
>> It does make sense, as the comment says, because it documents what you
>> need, which is useful for people that are not already experts.  And, if
>> you are building your own packages, and want a particular one, then
>> after you set the option the dependencies are right, so your "pkgin ar"
>> will do the right thing.
>
> I think this would be better documented in DESCR or MESSAGE. You don't need
> a py-anita built with this option to use it with Xen, and users of
> binary package won't see this "documentation"

Nothing is properly documented in MESSAGE.  That is acceptable only for
things that are so serious that permanent problems will result from not
having seen it.

Good point about DESCR, which is supposed to tell people what is and is
not in the package.  I have updated it.  The emulators are mentioned in
the anita man page, so it's straightforward to install them if wanted
based on that.