Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:11:07 +0200 From: Olli Hauer <ohauer@FreeBSD.org> To: "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org> Cc: Alan Hicks <ahicks@p-o.co.uk>, Janketh Jay <jankyj@unfs.us> Subject: Re: Port Request - FrontAccounting Message-ID: <5031020B.6020507@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <5030BFC1.70200@p-o.co.uk> References: <1345312414.3380.YahooMailNeo@web110509.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <50305278.8000402@unfs.us> <50305386.90508@unfs.us> <5030BFC1.70200@p-o.co.uk>
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On 2012-08-19 12:28, Alan Hicks wrote: > Hi > > On 19/08/2012 03:46, Janketh Jay wrote: > Or not. It appears the attachment was lost. You can download the > .tar.gz file from the following URL: > > http://www.purplehat.org/downloads/frontaccounting/frontaccounting-2.3.11-fbsd-port.tar.gz > > Extract to ${PORTSDIR}/www and let me know if anything needs to be > changed and/or adjusted.... > > On 08/18/2012 08:42 PM, Janketh Jay wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> On 08/18/2012 11:53 AM, Paul Pathiakis wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>> >>>>> This is probably the best competitor to QuickBooks out there. >>>>> People can rave about the benefits of GnuCash and Kmymoney. >>>>> I've used both and they both lack. This doesn't. I've also got >>>>> a pretty good bit of Accounting in my background. This should >>>>> definitely be a port. >>>> >>>>> No, I don't have time. I'm busy trying to build Atlantis >>>>> Services and putting FreeBSD and PCBSD into the mainstream. This >>>>> is one of those things that will be necessary. >>>> >>>>> Paul Pathiakis >>>> >>>> I've attached a port (in tar.gz form) which is the FrontAccounting >>>> port for FreeBSD. I've tested it a few times and it seems to work >>>> perfectly fine. If someone wants to test this before I submit, >>>> that would be great. Otherwise, I'll submit some time tomorrow. > >> Thanks for porting, install works well. > >> On de-installing before running the install wizard there are unable to delete errors for >> www/frontaccounting/config_db.php >> www/frontaccounting/config.default.php > >> After a full install including the web install wizard there are delete errors for >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/config.default.php' doesn't exist >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/tmp' >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/lang' >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/company/0/js_cache' >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/company/0' >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting/company' >> '/usr/local/www/frontaccounting' > >> Perhaps @dirrmtry might be of help > >> Also unable to build a package as cannot find config_db.php > >> Trying the usual portmaster reinstall fails to create a backup package and so has to prompt to ignore the error, the reinstall succeeds successfully. > >> Should be a great addition to the ports, >> Alan some other things ... - apache20 is dead so use 22 instead 20 - you don't need apache as build dependency so use s|USE_APACHE=20+|USE_APACHE_RUN=22+| - s|www/frontaccounting|%%WWWDIR%%| - s|share/doc/frontaccounting|%%DOCSDIR%%| - use %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%% in pkg-plist and test install with and without DOCS - please use PORTDOCS= instead DOCS= (make.conf) - there is no config_db.php - file config.default.php is twice in pkg-plist - please start using the new options framework - documents are installed twice (in WWWDIR and DOCSDIR) - is it really necessary to chown -R www:www WWWDIR generally bad usage, isn't WWWDIR/tmp is enough? - use pkg-install to change permission, not TMPPLIST else permissions are set only during package install -- Regards, olli
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