Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:19:45 -0600 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: GP <godpost@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HELP needed by experienced porter for simple review Message-ID: <op.t2tme7ix9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <000801c83672$46c079d0$6300000a@pi> References: <002401c8352b$9ba33750$6300000a@pi> <op.t2qe8ivm9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <001c01c835f6$8165ab90$6300000a@pi> <op.t2sivjam9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <000801c83672$46c079d0$6300000a@pi>
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On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:36:20 -0600, GP <godpost@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> $(MKDIR) $(FILESDIR)
>>>>> $(CP) ${WRKSRC}/kissdx.in ${FILESDIR}
>>>>
>>>> I don't really like to create FILESDIR and move from WRKSRC to =
>>>> FILESDIR. The WRKDIR/WRKSRC are the place where you work anything =
>>>> inside. However, move from WRKSRC to FILESDIR might create problem =
in =
>>>> future so avoid that.
>>>
>>> When I leve it out I get this error:
>>> =3D=3D=3D> Installing for kissdx-0.13.10a
>>> ** Missing /usr/ports/distfiles/files/kissdx.in for kissdx-0.13.10a.=
>>> *** Error code 1
>
>> Ummm... I went back to see your first orignal thread. I noticed that =
=
>> you put Makefile and others in /usr/ports/distfiles/? You should crea=
te =
>> 'kissdx' and 'kissdx/files' (mkdir -p kissdx/files) directories. You =
=
>> should make your port looks like this:
>
> OK its all moved to a handmade subdir. Probably nicer that way, but I =
=
> still have to make the files dir in the Makefile and put the script in=
=
> it! or am I missing something?
> Maybe I don't understand the files dir!!? could it mean that the start=
up =
> script can not come from the tarball? (I've done some work for includi=
ng =
> FreeBSD stuff into the original package. So that would be a capitulati=
on =
> to Linux then wouldnt it?: all is writen for Linux and then adapted fo=
r =
> FreeBSD :o)
Send me tarball of your update kissdx port and I will taking a peek.
Cheers,
Mezz
>> You should follow this below:
>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/rc-=
scripts.html
>> You put your 'kissdx.in' in kissdx/files/ and it will doing every thi=
ng =
>> for you as explained in rc-scripts.html.
>
> I'm sorry to say that i doesn't explain this for me. Porters handbook =
=
> still requires a lot of implicit knowledge. (But I'm getting there by =
=
> small increments :O)
>
> Thanks and BR
>
> /Simon
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