From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 26 09:37:55 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFBC916A421 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:37:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 517BE13C45D for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:37:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 6783 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2007 04:37:54 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 26 Jul 2007 04:37:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:37:50 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Predrag Punosevac Message-ID: <20070726193750.2f95b4e0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <46A84161.1050909@math.arizona.edu> References: <46A6CE7D.5050509@math.arizona.edu> <200707250335.l6P3ZKnc025836@smtpclu-7.EUnet.yu> <46A6DA30.7020201@math.arizona.edu> <20070726135716.77f0f038@localhost> <46A84161.1050909@math.arizona.edu> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: powerdot X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:37:55 -0000 On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:38:25 -0700 Predrag Punosevac wrote: > Dear Victor, Hi Predrag, ( My name is @ end of this email...the quote was from Victor Hugo :) ) > I apologize if I offended anybody. I had best of intentions when I send > the first mail. all good :) > I wish, I had knowledge to do the port myself. It never thought of that > but could you direct me to a documents from which I could learn how to > do ports You can check the porters handbook : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html This document should also be available locally in your FreeBSD installation - mine is in (EN version) /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook If I understand correctly from the latest emails on the *tex ports, it seems like it is a very big job. It may be a good idea to start with a smaller port to get used to it first. Best, _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness... This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." Plato I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.