Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:14:16 -0500 From: Alan E <alane@geeksrus.net> To: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD ports list <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wannabee porter in the poo Message-ID: <200203081414.g28EEHk80378@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> In-Reply-To: <20020309003638.A84857@welearn.com.au> References: <20020309003638.A84857@welearn.com.au>
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On Friday 08 March 2002 08:36, you wrote:
>
This is off the top of my head, but it should be good to give you a start.
Also, due to limited time, I'll only address a few points, but it should be
enough to get you started.
> Two archive types:
> I can't answer the question whether it's plain .tar.gz or not,
> because it's one of each, and that's got me confused for starters.
> There must be something in the porting docco that I'm not grokking.
>
You don't say whether they both come from the same site or not. If they
don't, it's a bit messier in execution.
You'll need to use several of the control variables here.
1. You should probably set DIST_SUBDIR to ${PORTNAME}. Since you're d/ling
multiple files, it's nice to keep them in a subdir of ${DISTDIR}. This means
that when you reference them later on in the Makefile you'll be referring to
${DISTDIR}/${DIST_SUBDIR}
2. You'll need to set DISTFILES to the names of the files to download,
including their extensions.
3. You need to look at how the files unpack - that is, do the tarball and the
zip file each create their own top-level directory when unpacked? This is so
you can set WRKSRC if necessary, and it most likely will be.
4. You can set EXTRACT_ONLY to the name of the tarball. Then you can extract
the zip file manually in the pre-patch step.
> Zip file:
> I see that if USE_ZIP is set, then unzip will be used, but
> doesn't that require the unzip port to be installed? Or is
> USE_ZIP sufficient to imply and act on that dependency?
Yes, and yes.
But, since you want to extract the .tar.gz file automatically, you *also*
need to set EXTRACT_CMD=gzip.
> Converting makefile:
> The makefile that comes with the sources is in DOS text
> format (CR/LF), and the notes warn that it needs to be
> changed over before compiling to avoid errors.
> It produces the most astonishing patch you've ever seen :-)
> How should I really be tackling this one?
>
IMO, in the pre-patch target:
pre-patch:
${MV} ${WRKSRC}/Makefile ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.dos
${TR} -d '\r' < ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.dos > ${WRKSRC}/Makefile
The reason I say pre-patch, not post-patch, is that you will likely need to
apply a patch to the Makefile as well, and wouldn't you rather work on it
after that conversion is over and done with?
--
Alan Eldridge
"Dave's not here, man."
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