Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 19:38:19 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Brian Clapper <bmc@NETAXS.COM> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, bmc@willscreek.com, bmc@NETAXS.COM Subject: Re: linux `ls' port Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960108193741.4480I-100000@cappuccino.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199601081623.LAA22817@unix5.netaxs.com>
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On Mon, 8 Jan 1996, Brian Clapper wrote: > Greetings, > > Well, I've had the chance to put together my first port, and I must say, > you guys did a hell of a good job with both the ports infrastructure > (bsd.port.mk) and the docs. I had no trouble at all getting things to work. > > Anyway, about the port... I used Linux for awhile, and then switched to > FreeBSD. I'm a total convert to FreeBSD; I like it tons better. However, I > *do* prefer the Linux colorized `ls' to the one currently in the BSD ports > collection; I find it to be more versatile. So, I ported it. I created a > port called `linux-ls-3.12.0.2'. The version number is based on the one from > Linux's `ls' (which is, in turn, adapted from the GNU fileutils `ls' program). > > I'd like to submit this port. For now, it's available at: > > ftp://ftp.netaxs.com/people/bmc/linux-ls-3.12.0.2.tar.gz > http://www.netaxs.com/~bmc/linux-ls-3.12.0.2.tar.gz > > The `netaxs.com' servers are sometimes slow; tomorrow or the next day, I'll > put the port on my employer's server, `ftp.telebase.com', where it'll be more > reliably available. (I can't do it today; we're snowed in here in eastern Pa.) > > Comments are welcome. Hmm, how does the linux ls differ from colorls in ports/misc ? ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: <URL:http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/>;
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