Re: [MacPorts] #14775: RFE: new prefix for heimdal affects other ports

18 Feb 2010

      #14775: RFE: new prefix for heimdal affects other ports
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  Reporter:  marcuscalhounlopez@…        |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
      Type:  enhancement                 |      Status:  closed                               
  Priority:  Normal                      |   Milestone:                                       
 Component:  ports                       |     Version:  1.6.0                                
Resolution:  invalid                     |    Keywords:                                       
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Description changed by ryandesign@…:

Old description:
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In the recent revision, r35247, heimdal was installed into its own
directory[[BR]]
because "no other ports depend on it."[[BR]]
At least two ports inadvertently depends on it because it was found in
the configure phase[[BR]]
(as reported in #14697 and #12805).[[BR]]
If the reason for the change was to avoid conflict with the system
kerberos, doesn't this conflict with[[BR]]
MacPorts policy of using its own libraries
(http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/FAQ#WhyisMacPortsusingitso...
Since I only use heimdal as part of other ports, my interest is more or
less academic, but if, as indicated, it is[[BR]]
"much nicer than the included MIT kerberos," shouldn't it be returned to
the central location so that other ports[[BR]]
can more easily use it?
New description:

 In the recent revision, r35247, heimdal was installed into its own
 directory
 because "no other ports depend on it."[[BR]]
 At least two ports inadvertently depends on it because it was found in the
 configure phase
 (as reported in #14697 and #12805).

 If the reason for the change was to avoid conflict with the system
 kerberos, doesn't this conflict with
 [wiki:FAQ#WhyisMacPortsusingitsownlibraries MacPorts policy of using its
 own libraries]?

 Since I only use heimdal as part of other ports, my interest is more or
 less academic, but if, as indicated, it is
 "much nicer than the included MIT kerberos," shouldn't it be returned to
 the central location so that other ports
 can more easily use it?

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