Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:13:48 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Lewis Thompson <purple@lewiz.net> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handling port that requires GNU binutils (libiberty, libbfd). Message-ID: <20031117201347.GO90377@k7.mavetju> In-Reply-To: <20031117120848.GA14424@lewiz.org> References: <20031115123307.GA33995@lewiz.org> <20031116012936.GN59397@k7.mavetju> <20031117120848.GA14424@lewiz.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 12:08:48PM +0000, Lewis Thompson wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:29:37PM +1100, Edwin Groothuis wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 12:33:07PM +0000, Lewis Thompson wrote:
> > > These are all part of binutils and as such are available in
> > > /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils. However, they are not much
> > > use to me there.
> >
> > You could copy them into your work directory in the post-fetch phase
> > of the fetch phase of the port.
>
> Okay. I see what you're trying to get at but:
>
> a) Not everybody has the source installed,
> and b) Not everybody has it compiled.
>
> Does anybody here think it would be acceptable for the port to require
> the source? That doesn't seem a good idea to me. How would I go about
> incorporating just libbfd and libiberty into my port? Is it possible?
There are other ports which require it. Just do a grep for /usr/src
in /usr/ports/*/Makefile:
.if !exists(/usr/src/lib/libc)
BROKEN= You need to have libc sources installed in /usr/src/lib/libc \
before compiling.
.endif
Edwin
--
Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org
edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://www.mavetju.org/weblog/weblog.php
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20031117201347.GO90377>