From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 11 20:31:09 2009 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 65CDE106574D for ; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:31:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@fahrners.de) Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55B768FC08 for ; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:31:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@fahrners.de) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F3DD317195; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:31:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:31:07 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: VaamN9F6YcdOEbQi0nWzt3iH6JqWPXeionywMA2qflv7 1239481866 Received: from [192.168.1.10] (ppp-93-104-111-236.dynamic.mnet-online.de [93.104.111.236]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9CD7B50E59; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:31:06 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1239190152.20664.1309561451@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v753.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jochen Fahrner Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:31:02 +0200 To: Dylan Cochran X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.753.1) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Porting ROX applications 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: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:31:10 -0000 Hi Dylan, Am 09.04.2009 um 06:01 schrieb Dylan Cochran: > This may be the wrong way to go about it, as in the ROX world, > 0install is the preferred method of distributing and installing > software. In the meantime I think I fully understand the concept of 0install. I was in contact with Thomas Leonard, analyzing the problems I have. Imho 0install is only working with platforms that are widely used and well supported by the maintainer of the 0install applications. You loose if there is no binary on the server for you. Take ROX-Filer: the actual version is 2.8. The server has a outdated and broken 2.4.1 binary for FreeBSD. Instead of letting me download and compile the latest source, 0install insists on downloading this broken binary. 0install does not let me download and compile the new version, but according to the documentation it should. My conclusion is: 0install generates more trouble than it has benefit. So I favour the old fashioned install method. I will not use 0install. Jochen