Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 18:56:09 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: .@babolo.ru Cc: julian@elischer.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Splitting up ports. Message-ID: <3CFB9199.703C2210@FreeBSD.org> References: <200206030214.GAA09938@aaz.links.ru>
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"."@babolo.ru wrote: > > Maxim Sobolev writes: > > Unfortunately it isn't as easy as it sounds. There are many places where > Yes, I understand. But ... > > 2-level structure (category/portname) is assumed (for example: pkg_install, > > portupgrade, portbuild, bsd.port.mk, ports www pages etc), therefore unless > ... bsd.port.mk is easy - see PR 38593 (oh, sorry - distfiles > was not up to day - repaired). The patch is incomplete, because it will generate invalid PORTORIGIN's, thus breaking all tools that rely on in. > Some of tools works with third levels ports as is: pkgdb, pib > I do not use portbuild, pkg_install - do not try. See above. -Maxim > > > someone is willing to find and fix all those places there will be no move > > forward. So far I do not see somebody willing and capable of doing that. > > > > -Maxim > > > > > > > > > > Julian Elischer writes: > > > > The time has come to start working on making a hierachy from teh > > > > ports tree.. > > > > there are just too many ports now! > > > > > > > > I was thinking of the following kinds of taxonomic scheme: > > > > > > > > first order... basic current scheme (though > > > > possibly 'national' types should be handled differntly) > > > > > > > > second order: dependent on class but for example: > > > > audio/midi and audio/libraries audio/players... etc > > > > it really depends on the major class what the subclasses would be. > > > > > > > > also, net/analysis net/benchmarks net/dns net/transfer net/security > > > > > > > > etc. > > > > > > > > it's getting a bit crouded in there! > > > And another end :-) of tree: > > > I propose to group dependant ports > > > in one ports directory to base port, for example: > > > ports/x11-wm/sapphire/sapphire > > > ports/x11-wm/sapphire/sapphire-themes > > > ports/x11-wm/sapphire/sapphire-another-themes > > > (no sapphire-another-themes in ports now) > > > See ports/38593 Three level ports: Patch and new ports > > > as another example with some patch. > > > > > > Alternative to proposed path is to enlage list > > > of valid categories in such a way: > > > VALID_CATEGORIES+= audio/midi audio/libraries ... so on. > > > But a list of categories become so > > > flexible (x11-wm/sapphire is a category > > > in above) so some of ports submits > > > will change of VALID_CATEGORIES in Mk/bsd.port.mk. > > > > > > Just remove VALID_CATEGORIES check? > > > Separate list of VALID_CATEGORIES to different file? > > > different files in main (first level) category directories? > > > Do not check subcategories (as PR/38593)? > > > > > > Sorry for bad English > > > > > > -- > > > @BABOLO http://links.ru/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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