Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 22:36:33 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> To: Joel Sutton <suttonj@interconnect.com.au> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making ports of usenet sources Message-ID: <19970309223633.17028@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <199703100545.QAA02370@solsbury-hill.home>
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> I am wanting to do ports for some software in the comp.sources ftp > archive. Mostly the sources are stuck together in shell archives (as > I'm sure you already know :->) and my question is: > > Would it be considered acceptable to download the shell archive, > unpack it and compile it (etc)?? Yes. This is the way it is done already. See my xcpustate port for an example. > Or should I create a separate tar file with the sources in it and > upload that also??? No, it is best to get the source from the "offical" site where ever possible. -- -- David (obrien@NUXI.com -or- obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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