Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2016 10:19:56 -0400 From: Jim Ohlstein <jim@ohlste.in> To: rs+freebsd-ports@trust64.com Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Zimbra Port Message-ID: <9F871A7D-1A54-495D-B9E4-5056F2EECB91@ohlste.in> In-Reply-To: <74bdbdd0-0883-c7bd-fa00-996fca53f502@trust64.com> References: <74bdbdd0-0883-c7bd-fa00-996fca53f502@trust64.com>
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Sorry for the top post.=20 We use Zimbra on an Ubuntu LTS VM with storage via iSCSI.=20 Given the magnitude, I honestly don't think ports or packages is really the w= ay to go. I believe that most people use a dedicated (to Zimbra) server or V= M.=20 If I were to approach this project, I'd do it outside of ports, maybe on git= hub, or possibly as a VM image.=20 That's not to say it can't be done, rather that a project of this size requi= res a layout that is not native to FreeBSD ports, and it's so massive with s= o many moving parts, having to comply with the ports infrastructure, and to m= aintain it, is probably far more effort than it's worth.=20 Jim Ohlstein > On Jun 1, 2016, at 9:47 AM, rs <rs+freebsd-ports@trust64.com> wrote: >=20 > Hello List, >=20 > I am trying to create a port of the zimbra collaboration suite. I am in co= ntact with upstream and they are actively helping in making a port happen. >=20 > It would be my first FreeBSD port (although I have a lot of linux knowledg= e and know how to create packages for .deb). >=20 > My first steps involve right now making everything compile (Zimbra include= s *a lot* of libraries themselves instead of relying on the OS to provide th= em). >=20 > I have a couple of questions though: >=20 > * Zimbra expects itself to be installed to /opt/zimbra. It is not easy to c= hange that, /opt/zimbra is hardcoded in a lot of places. Its a longterm goal= of mine to help clean that up, but it is not possible right now. Are there a= ny problems with a package which installs to /opt? >=20 > * The Zimbra source is huge, a git clone is about 13 GigaBytes. I am not s= ure on how source that big is handled correctly in ports. (e.g. is it OK tha= t every make does a git clone and you have to wait until you get the 13 GB o= f data? Would this be a problem for the FreeBSD build cluster infrastructure= to create the packages?, ...) >=20 > * On the porters handbook it says to fetch a tarball from http/ftp, is it a= lso possible to directly work with git and clone a repository? >=20 > This is the right place to get help started in porting? FreeBSD has so muc= h mailing lists :-) >=20 > Thank you, > Best > RAy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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