Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:44:45 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: "Christopher J. Ruwe" <cjr@cruwe.de> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: no port for Glassfish - does it make sense to quickly write one? Message-ID: <CADLo839BOV35gk5F6VHVJBYoEp9fyt6JHGOua=gVvfYXF_ZO5g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20121214191746.57246f0a@dijkstra> References: <20121214191746.57246f0a@dijkstra>
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On 14 Dec 2012 18:18, "Christopher J. Ruwe" <cjr@cruwe.de> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > using Netbeans I have learned that there is no port for the matching > Glassfish application server. > > Having looked at the Netbeans port, making a port for Glassfish seems > not to be a big deal, so I am a bit surprised that noone has stepped > forward to contribute one. > > I am willing to be the one to step forward, however, I would like to ask > beforehand whether there are any reasons I am not aware of that a port > for Glassfish would be undesirable? I had often been surprised at the omission of very useful software from the Ports Tree. I don't know of any that have been actually rejected; it is simply a case of manpower vs the zillions of software packages out there. Before you rush to make a port, check there isn't a previous version in the Ports Tree that has been removed, or you may waste time reinventing the wheel :) http://people.freebsd.org/~crees/removed_ports/index.xml Chris
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