Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 12:17:28 -0300 From: David Bremner <bremner@unb.ca> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: feedback requested for math/gap port reorganization Message-ID: <0thdslupvb.wl@nohost.unb.ca>
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I wanted to upgrade the port math/gap port. Due to packaging changes
by the authors, it no longer seems as nice to build all of the
gap packages (extensions to gap) at once; for one thing, the giant
tarball now has the date in its name. One thing led to another, and I
am currently at the following
port math/gap
just installs the core into
${PREFIX}/lib/gap/${PORTVERSION}
port math/gap-package
a "master port" for gap packages. I had to reassign DESCR and
MD5_FILE to come out of the slave ports directory. I am not sure what
chaos will ensue.
port math/gap-grape
port math/gap-ace
two (of possible 10? 20?) slave ports. Simple 6 line Makefiles.
PLIST is created on the fly by the master port. Note that
these set PORTNAME, so they are not really slave ports like
xdvi-300dpi
you can have a look at the whole business in
http://www.cs.unb.ca/~bremner/gap-ports.tgz
Assuming the other subpackages go as smoothly, I should be able to
knock of the other slave ports to install the standard gap packages,
but I won't bother if there is something irreparably braindamaged with
the whole idea.
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