Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 01:28:11 +0400 (MSD) From: "."@babolo.ru To: julian@elischer.org (Julian Elischer) Cc: sobomax@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splitting up ports. Message-ID: <200206032128.BAA03044@aaz.links.ru> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0206031025380.43219-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> from "Julian Elischer" at "Jun 3, 2 10:28:42 am"
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Julian Elischer writes: > On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 .@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). > > Some of tools works with third levels ports as is: pkgdb, pib > > I do not use portbuild, pkg_install - do not try. > > > > > 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 > > > > unless teh group declares that it is an eventual aim to be able to support > > mor ethan 2 levels it will never happen. > > If the group declares that EVENTUALLY they would like to support > 2 > levels then everyone can keep this in mind as they work on things.. > > another possibility is to use the current scheme as teh 'inode' level and > have a totally separate 'directory layer' that has a different > organisation using symlinks . Directories have fixed hierarchy. Databases are not (usually). Databases operations are much inexpensive. (make index as example) -- @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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