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List:       netbsd-tech-pkg
Subject:    Re: NO_BUILD handling
From:       David Holland <dholland-pkgtech () netbsd ! org>
Date:       2015-02-21 3:01:58
Message-ID: 20150221030158.GA22363 () netbsd ! org
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On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 02:19:07PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
 > > I am asking because I have a LaTeX package that needs to run latex on
 > > a *.ins file in order to generate the *.sty file prior to installing. 
 > > However, the texlive/package.mk file (conditionally) defines the
 > > NO_BUILD make variable, so no *-build targets (the logical place to put
 > > the latex command) get run.  If the mechanism was based upon the value
 > > defined, i.e., yes/no, then this package could override the default and
 > > work.
 > 
 > I'd say just remove the NO_BUILD and provide an empty do-build target
 > instead. That means packages can use the normal pre-/post-build for
 > customisation.

Failing that, at least change it to HAS_BUILD=no instead of
NO_BUILD=yes :-)

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland@netbsd.org
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