Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:57:28 -0500 From: Jeremy Shaffner <jeremy@external.org> To: "Walter C. Pelissero" <walter@pelissero.org> Cc: Yoshiro MIHIRA <sanpei@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: xmovie 1.5.2 for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20001010125728.A1592@external.org> In-Reply-To: <14819.722.559973.675112@hyde.lpds.sublink.org>; from walter@pelissero.org on Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 12:51:46PM %2B0100 References: <20001010053209.A5289@external.org> <Pine.BSI.4.21.0010100641490.24024-100000@blues.jpj.net> <14819.722.559973.675112@hyde.lpds.sublink.org>
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On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 12:51:46PM +0100, Walter C. Pelissero wrote: > Trevor Johnson writes: > > > You can still submit this as a Port by adding your patch file as another > > > DISTFILE hosted at your site. You'd then apply it via the post-extract > > > target for example in your Makefile. There are several Ports that use > > > this method to apply meta-patches that are too large for (what is now) > > > files/patch-*. > > > > I notice that xmovie 1.5.2.1 is already in the ports collection > > (graphics/xmovie). > > I've seen only a 1.3.1_1. I would be disappointed to see a 1.5.2.1, > because I've looked carefully before investing my weekend in this > port. > > I don't know if I'm willing to make an "official" port. As I pointed > out in my previous message that patch corrects bugs present even in > the Linux version. The author has been informed and I expect him to > come up with a new release soon (possibly including the FreeBSD port). > > A port from that relese will be much smaller and cleaner. > If you can build a native xmovie I think that would be preferable than using the Linuxulator which the current (1.5.2.1) xmovie port does. -- Jeremy --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeremy Shaffner | This space for rent. jeremy@external.org | $ grep happiness life http://www.external.org/~jeremy/pgp.key | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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