From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Dec 2 15:54:40 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id PAA16994 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 15:54:40 -0800 Received: from bacchus.eng.umd.edu (bacchus.eng.umd.edu [129.2.94.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id PAA16985 ; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 15:54:29 -0800 Received: from latte.eng.umd.edu (latte.eng.umd.edu [129.2.98.15]) by bacchus.eng.umd.edu (8.7/8.7) with ESMTP id SAA01643; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 18:54:26 -0500 (EST) Received: (chuckr@localhost) by latte.eng.umd.edu (8.7.2/8.6.4) id SAA09453; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 18:54:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 18:54:21 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@latte.eng.umd.edu To: Sergio Lenzi cc: "Julian H. Stacey" , ports@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: INGRES 8.9 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Sergio Lenzi wrote: > On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > > > > > > > Well I ftp'd them & had a v. quick look, > > For it to be considered a `FreeBSD ported package' > > it needs a top Makefile that is > > bsd make, not gnu make > > (you can have gnus in the work/ subdir) > > /usr/ingre/src is unacceptable, > > it must reside in /usr/ports/databases/ingres You know, Julian, there is such a thing as a package, it's not a port, and it already is built. I didn't think he claimed he had a port, I thought he said it was a package. The bin part of it surely is, anyways. I think it might be right to urge him to put it in as a port, but completely unfair to tell him he did it wrong. As a package, it isn't wrong. I like ports, you like ports, but there IS that alternative, and I think asking him to go that extra step is more friendly than telling him he's wrong because he didn't. > > > > /usr/ingres is ... well .. debatable > > usr/local & such normally ... oh well. > > > > anyway I'm out of time, > > but it doesnt qualify as a FreeBSD package ... yet, > > > > Would you like to look at a few of the 400 /usr/ports/*/*/Makefile, > > grab the syntax out of a few, & write a makefile & DESC & pkg/ stuff, > > > > then when you've done that i'll test it & if OK commit it. > > > > > Forgive me if I was misundestood, > > This is not suposed to be a "port", just an answer to > the people that want a "try" in ingres. > > As I see, the interest is growing, I'll promiss to make a > real "PORT", thanks to your assistance. My job in bsi.com.br (an internet > provider is taking me almost all of my time). > May be in 1 week or later a "port" will be in "place". > I am not trying to do just an ingres database that works, > it is almost ready, a set of examples on how to work with it > using the equel language (building a customer system that manages and > prints customer information) stored in a ingres database with the > help of a curses/panel library. > > > Sergio de Almeida Lenzi. > > ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: