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Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/databases
>>> Given that the default options are changed that would need a PKGREVISION
>>> bump to all packages too. Can you please bump PKGREVISION to them?
>> Or nls option enable default?
>> It is fine to make nls support to optional, but why it is disabled
>> default?
>
> Maybe I should open the question on pkgsrc-users@ or tech-pkg@.
>
> I think nls is not an indispensable feature to make a package working well. If I build packages with PREFER_PKGSRC=yes or if gettext is not available on the system, it removes dependencies to
> devel/gettext-lib and converters/libiconv (that is a poor implementation). If I pbulk a set of packages for servers, I get a /usr/pkg subtree with no /usr/pkg/share/locale directory. But If a want
> package for my laptop or desktop, I build them with PKG_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=nls.
>
> But if most people prefer having locales by default, I can move nls option to PKG_SUGGESTED_OPTIONS.
IMHO the package must be as complete as possible, so people can download a binary package and do not have to recompile it manually when they need the NLS strings, for example.
Please, turn the nls option on.
Thanks :)
Adam
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