Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:28:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Adam Stroud <adam@thegeeklord.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Utility for safe updating of ports in base system Message-ID: <loom.20070418T162519-306@post.gmane.org> References: <4625128B.6020403@baesystems.com> <20070418000206.5061bb14@gumby.homeunix.com> <462593F7.9070201@u.washington.edu>
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Garrett Cooper <youshi10 <at> u.washington.edu> writes: > I'm working on combining the pkg_* tools along with the existing > makefile system with a bourne shell file for my SoC project(*) > > As for writing a utility in C, why? Almost everything's there right now > and just needs to be strung together with some clever scripting to make > it all work. C in this case is just overkill IMO. > > I'm sorry RW, because while I do agree to some extent, there should be > something out of the box that works with the Makefiles and does > everything necessary to install ports, apart from someone manually going > to each directory and typing in "make install", or using some "advanced" > functionality in the Makefiles. > > (*) This is the 2nd goal on my list out of 3 items, so it's going to be > a while before I get to it (I estimate 2 months). > > -Garrett I was not suggesting writing the utilities in C, I was just indicating the the topic on the FreeBSD "ideas" page. Frankly, I am a "best tool for the job" type of guy. My intent was just to probe the community and see if anything was being developed and if anyone needed any help. Adam
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