From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 14:52:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1329716A42B for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:52:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (troutmask.apl.washington.edu [128.208.78.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FCC143D62 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:52:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7BEqcWg011437; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:52:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id j7BEqciu011436; Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:52:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sgk) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:52:38 -0700 From: Steve Kargl To: Kris Kennaway Message-ID: <20050811145238.GA11289@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <42ECB269.4030206@mail.uni-mainz.de> <20050802172840.GE71672@dragon.NUXI.org> <20050805225309.GA99941@luke.immure.com> <20050810034707.GA49313@dragon.NUXI.org> <20050810061322.GA91774@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20050810230238.GA3571@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050810232819.GA1035@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20050811005508.GA35453@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050811051125.GA8733@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20050811130805.GA48042@xor.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050811130805.GA48042@xor.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenOffice2.0 64Bit ready? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:52:41 -0000 On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 09:08:05AM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 10:11:25PM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 08:55:08PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 04:28:19PM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2005 at 07:02:38PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 11:13:22PM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > To some extent, the Ports Collection has outlived its usefulness. > > > > > > It took me 4 hours to fix libgmp4 and add a new port for mpfr > > > > > > because the Porter's Handbook is useless. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the constructive criticism! > > > > > > > > Your welcomed. Now, I'll wait to see how long it > > > > takes to commit the change. > > > > > > *sound of sarcasm going by Steve* > > > > > > > Touche. > > > > man ports > > > > BUGS > > Ports documentation is split over four places -- > > /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk, The Porter's Handbook, the ``Packages and > > Ports'' chapter of The FreeBSD Handbook, and this manual page. > > Do you have a specific point? Some of those 4 sources duplicate a lot > of information, and also cover different areas. What about this, > precisely, makes the Porters' Handbook "useless", in your opinion? Each of those documents contains material not found in the others. One may need to read *all* 4 to find the answer to their question. That is, if one knows all 4 exists. > > I believe sarcasm looks like > > > > 2000/06/30 ports/19594 new port: x11/qrash-sdl > > If you say so. > Oh the irony. This repartee started with my statement "To some extent, the Ports Collection has outlived its usefulness." I listed only those PR's with "new port" in the subject. Don't you find it somewhat useless for someone to submit a "new port" when it sits in the PR database for 5 years, 1 month, 12 days. Several of the others have sat in the PR database for 3 or more years. -- Steve