From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 3 04:32:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE481106564A for ; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:32:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A24C8FC16 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 04:32:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MBi8v-0006AB-89; Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:32:01 +0100 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id n534W0Ld007276; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:32:00 +0100 Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 75C65FCA505; Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:31:55 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:31:55 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Stefan Miklosovic Message-ID: <20090603043155.GA79586@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Stefan Miklosovic , FreeBSD Questions References: <20090602160112.GA76243@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2 i386 X-Organisation: 'http://www.shute.org.uk/' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.1.7 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:32:01 +0100 (BST) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: shell script port X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:32:07 -0000 On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 07:42:56PM +0200, Stefan Miklosovic wrote: > > Hi, Hi Stefan, > > > > If you don't fancy porting it yourself, I'd be happy to have a go at > > porting it for you. > > > > I want to port a more complex piece of software to FreeBSD but I > > wouldn't mind starting on a simple port first so as to familiarise > > myself with the porting process. > > > > > > That program should be my result of project in > school in next months. it is not necessary > to port it, but it would be nice to show up that > I am able to do so :) Best of luck with that! Don't be bashful (groan...pun intended) make sure you post any questions to questions@ and ports@. Even though it's for school, part of building software is collaboration which means asking others questions when you get stuck, amongst other things. > > If that program was successfull, i would like > to maintain it as long as possible, just for fun. Good. I hope your script is useful to others > > I read porters handbook briefly, I have never ported so > it will be quite interesting. porters handbook open in browser, your Makefile open in an editor of your choice and an example Makefile open in less(1) and you shouldn't go too far wrong. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html