From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 28 23:09:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0F61106564A for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A5558FC12 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1ML3Uj-0005P6-Bs for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:09 +0000 Received: from pool-71-166-141-57.washdc.east.verizon.net ([71.166.141.57]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:09 +0000 Received: from nightrecon by pool-71-166-141-57.washdc.east.verizon.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:09 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Michael Powell Followup-To: gmane.os.freebsd.questions Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:10:51 -0400 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <6ae50c2d0906281009n24381ad3j59125e237739ca2c@mail.gmail.com> <6ae50c2d0906281340p68b5f8ewa41095e694cf5ff8@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-71-166-141-57.washdc.east.verizon.net Sender: news Subject: Re: libtool shared X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: nightrecon@verizon.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:09:10 -0000 alexus wrote: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Michael Powell > wrote: >> alexus wrote: [snip] > > company policy not too use ports, any other suggestions? Change this company policy as it is unproductive. Sounds like something implemented by those lacking experience with FreeBSD. The time port maintainers have spent developing patch sets that ensure an easy build and install is not being leveraged. The time you spend developing your own workarounds to build software with the various autotools is more waste, you are duplicating efforts already made by others. The amount of time and effort you will spend when it comes time to update is effort wasted, because now you are duplicating the efforts of others yet *again*. If the company policy is dictated by people who have no concept of how to manage efficient man-hour usage, and who will not listen when others have superior suggestions, your company has other problems besides it's lack of knowledge concerning FreeBSD. -Mike