Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:41:02 -0400 From: Chris Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> To: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: metaport by request? Message-ID: <20020409134102.GA8317@peitho.fxp.org> In-Reply-To: <20020409093425.A81951@blackhelicopters.org> References: <20020409093425.A81951@blackhelicopters.org>
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--zhXaljGHf11kAtnf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:34:25AM -0400, Michael Lucas wrote: >=20 > Folks, >=20 > For those who don't know, I'm in the last stages of publishing a book > on FreeBSD. >=20 > Last night, it occured to me that it would be really nifty if I could > get a FreeBSD metaport to include all the software discussed in the > book. This would be much like the docproj port; it wouldn't include > anything in and of itself, it would just depend on a whole bunch of > other ports. I don't know what FreeBSD's policy on this sort of thing > is, but I figured it was worth asking for. >=20 > Would someone out there be willing to build a proper port of, say, > misc/absolutebsd if I can provide a list of the ports it would > require? >=20 Take a look at misc/instant-(server|workstation). Creating your port sounds like an article in the making to me :) (specifically detailing how a user can create a port encompassing their favorite ported apps) --=20 Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org -------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org --zhXaljGHf11kAtnf Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: FreeBSD: The Power To Serve iEYEARECAAYFAjyy724ACgkQObaG4P6BelAocgCfXqNklrQqIjDfzlODZ3TPdwzO ieAAnR52n90jk7eYjCNkm1bUzB5va5zB =28LK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --zhXaljGHf11kAtnf-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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