Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:55:48 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> To: Nik Clayton <nik@iii.co.uk> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of ports on non-FreeBSD systems Message-ID: <19970710225548.34312@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <19970709181537.19261@iii.co.uk>; from Nik Clayton on Wed, Jul 09, 1997 at 06:15:37PM %2B0100 References: <19970709181537.19261@iii.co.uk>
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Nik Clayton scribbled this message on Jul 9: > Hi, > > Has anyone reading this made any headway in adapting the FreeBSD ports > system for other architectures? I remember seeing other similar queries > posted in the past, but a search of the mail archives didn't turn up any > responses. > > I'm thinking in particular of adapting the ports system to Solaris. there was a guy that's already done this... he managed to get it so that the standard suite of programs and libraries were ported over... I have the binaries somewere for Solaris 2.5... I still might have th source... the real problem is bootstrapping the build.. if you want I can dig up the email address of him... ttyl.. -- John-Mark Gurney Modem/FAX: +1 541 683 6954 Cu Networking Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD
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