[Freeipa-devel] [freeipa PR#494][comment] Support client-only build

[lslebodn]

  URL: https://github.com/freeipa/freeipa/pull/494
Title: #494: Support client-only build

lslebodn commented:
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On (22/02/17 02:09), Christian Heimes wrote:
>There are two reasons we decided on ```--without-ipatests```:
>
>* ```--with-tests``` / ```--without-tests``` is technically not correct. We still compile C tests. The flag is about the component ```ipatests```, so let's call it ```--without-ipatests```.
>* ```--with-ipatests``` / ```--without-ipatests``` is only relevant for downstream packaging to make the life of a packager a bit easier. FreeIPA is an upstream first project. The default settings for configure should be convenient and user-friendly for upstream developers and users.
>

`without-tests` was changed to `without-ipatests`

freeip-4.4 has a weird build system and all downstream packages
had to do many tricks/workaround to install it an package.
The intention of build-refactoring was to make packaging
as simple as possible.

The purpose of client only build
https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/6517
Is to allow package just client parts on distriutions which
does not have systemd or they do not want to depend on systemd.
Because ipa-client install just configure sssd, certmonger
which still can be compiled without systemd support.


So the `--disable-server` must disable all parts which requires
anything with server dependencies. Therefore it disable js-lint,
pylint and installation of ipatest. There is a still possiblility
to enable them with client-only build.
e.g. `./configure --disable-server --with-ipatests --enable-pylint`


>The final decision has been made.
>

The decission was made that there will be `--without-ipatests` for tox
use-case. Becasue tox use-case is not a client only build. Therefore
explicit enabling `ipatests` is required for tox use-case.

LS

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See the full comment at https://github.com/freeipa/freeipa/pull/494#issuecomment-281633229