From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 13:28:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D19C116A420 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:28:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E22FE43D5D for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:28:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5DADF.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.218.223]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k1ADHBlW094998; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:17:12 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k1ADST5r018758; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:28 +0100 Message-ID: <20060210142828.ynjvl9uu4ggogkkk@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:28 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Brooks Davis References: <20060210022408.GA21255@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060210022408.GA21255@odin.ac.hmc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.3) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: requirements for bsd.xxx.mk file 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: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:28:38 -0000 Brooks Davis wrote: > I've been doing a deployment of drupal at work and I've ported a couple > modules with plans to port more. I've built up a framework to make > individual modules easy to port, but at the moment it's in the form of a > Makefile and a pkg-install.in script that are mostly duplicated. I'm > wondering what the bar is for creating a bsd.xxx.mk. How many ports are > needed to justify the overhead? Should I use a I think you need more than 2... :-) We have no rules here. So if you think for yourself the number of ports reached the critical mass, just go ahead. > ${PORTSDIR}/www/drupal/Makefile.common instead like PEAR does? IMHO the Makefile.common approach is a nice way to prototype/develop a first working initial version. While a bsd.xxx.mk file is the "ok, we have something to base our effort on, let's make it official" approach. Bye, Alexander. -- http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137 I couldn't very well chop your hand off and bring it to the store, could I? -- Homer Simpson Life on the Fast Lane