From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 31 14:48:44 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1207B16A42C for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:48:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marquis@roble.com) Received: from mx5.roble.com (mx5.roble.com [206.40.34.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCA2A43D46 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:48:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marquis@roble.com) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:48:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Roger Marquis To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20050831120023.56A8916A44A@hub.freebsd.org> Message-ID: <20050831072640.R83235@roble.com> References: <20050831120023.56A8916A44A@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: Eclipse as part of the ports/java tree? X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:48:44 -0000 Vizion wrote: > I am now faced with the question is the ports tree as inflexible as some > people suggest or are some members of our meritocracy more inflexible than > the freebsd assets? What you see as inflexibility the rest of us see as structure. Sure it would be nice to insert a goto on occasion but, from a long-term perspective, the existing structure is better. Mark Linimon wrote: > In your most recent email I think you are finally getting a lot closer to > what I consider 'real' problem. IMHO the interesting problems you want to > solve are the 'search' and 'browse' problems. This is a good point, and a legitimate issue. One solution might be to move or symlink portsearch from /usr/ports/Tools/scripts to /usr/local/bin. If consolidation is in order why not follow the p5- example/standard and use the devel directory but rename the ports themselves to use an appropriate prefix (ports/devel/eclipse{,_plugin}-$plugin)? -- Roger Marquis Roble Systems Consulting http://www.roble.com/