Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 22:51:56 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for speed increases in "make index" Message-ID: <18010.17356.231693.31047@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20070528020143.GB1361@k7.mavetju> References: <20070527221528.GA19603@lpthe.jussieu.fr> <20070528014456.GA24097@soaustin.net> <20070528020143.GB1361@k7.mavetju>
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In <20070528020143.GB1361@k7.mavetju>, Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> typed: > On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 08:44:56PM -0500, Mark Linimon wrote: > > In summary, the ports infrastructure is really complicated because it's > > trying to deal with all kinds of constraints and conditions. I challenge > Reading this, I was wondering what the ports infrastructure has > ever done for us? > See http://www.epicure.demon.co.uk/whattheromans.html While that's funny, it makes me wonder if you're serious when you ask the question. The ports system is a wonder. If you've ever tried installing software off the net without such a thing to help, you'll know what I mean. If you haven't, you should thank jkh for your state of blessedness. That said, it's now a decade old, and I'm sure doing far more than jkh ever expected of it. It's also tightly integarted with the package system, which is in a similar state. Both are suffering in comparison to newer systems, many of which have less ambitious goals. It seems like in the last month or so a lot of people have popped up with an interest in reworking one or both of them. Hopefully, some of them with time to do so will get good advice. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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