Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:46:45 -0400 (EDT) From: cracauer@FreeBSD.org To: walter@pelissero.de, cracauer@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/131526: lang/cmucl: CMUCL for FreeBSD 7 Message-ID: <200908071846.n77IkjVL080135@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Synopsis: lang/cmucl: CMUCL for FreeBSD 7 State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: cracauer State-Changed-When: Fri Aug 7 14:41:46 EDT 2009 State-Changed-Why: We have discussed this on the CMUCL mailing list. The situation is that since CMUCL is useless without providing binaries in the first place, and those binaries have to be provided on cons.org, that we don't want a highly developed FreeBSD port that needs separate maintenance. Some people were in favor of actively deleting the FreeBSD port, which I don't agree to. But the consensus is that providing a common binary that runs on all FreeBSD versions is the right thing to do. Everybody who wants more from CMUCL will have to dig deeper and visit cons.org anyway. But the common binary provided by the port will be enough for pretty much all Common Lisp tasks, in particular for third party software requiring CMUCL, or homework assignments asked to be completed using CMUCL. In summary: we decided to leave a simple port that installs one binary that runs on all FreeBSD versions, and not complicate the port. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=131526
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