sysutils/anvil: Correct the options for selecting the fetch tool (fetch, curl, wget)

[dvl]

sysutils/anvil/Makefile

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FETCH_TOOL is used in files/cert-puller.conf.sample.in

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The goal: let the use choose their fetching tool of choice. fetch is default.

Only one of the choices is permitted.

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Depending on choices, set the correct RUN_DEPENDS.

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The above three lines define FETCH_TOOL for use in the sample configuration file

[mat]

What does it change for the user to change the tool used for fetching ? Or more to the point, in which case does fetch not do the job ?

[dvl]

In D12358#256388, @mat wrote:

What does it change for the user to change the tool used for fetching ? Or more to the point, in which case does fetch not do the job ?

cert-puller, one of the scripts installed by anvil, can use any one of the three tools. There is no advantage of any of them.

The code was originally designed with fetch in mind, but was later enhanced to use curl and wget. That was aimed mostly at non-FreeBSD users.

That is why fetch is the default.

[mat]

Mmm, ok, but, this is the FreeBSD ports tree, all versions of FreeBSD have fetch. So, if it works, why add optional dependencies to other tools that do not add any features ?

[dvl]

Valid point.

• Perhaps people prefer one over the other?
• Because I can?
• Because I wanted to learn better OPTIONS?

We can discuss this Saturday night. :)