From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 19 11:02:10 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 3FAB8106566B; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:02:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from miwi@bsdcrew.de) Received: from bsdcrew.de (duro.unixfreunde.de [85.214.90.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B687F8FC1B; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:02:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bsdcrew.de (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 384B14AF8C; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:02:08 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:02:08 +0100 From: Martin Wilke To: Paul Schmehl Message-ID: <20091219110207.GF51542@bsdcrew.de> References: <200912180551.nBI5pHS9070032@anthesphoria.net> <89630D83B6FFCFDE388CABE9@utd65257.utdallas.edu> <4B2C0BEF.1000507@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Cc: glarkin@FreeBSD.org, Sylvio Cesar Teixeira , Nikola Le??i?? , Freebsd Ports , portmgr@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with a port 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, 19 Dec 2009 11:02:10 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 07:16:37PM -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On December 18, 2009 5:10:39 PM -0600 Greg Larkin > wrote: > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > "make -V BINMODE" returns "555", so as long as you're OK with those > > permissions, I would say using the ${BINMODE} macro is preferable. > > Otherwise, there's no issue with you using the correct permissions value > > (755, +x, etc.) for your situation. > > > > If you're having difficulty getting your port committed because you have > > a construct that is used in many other ports, I think you can ask for > > portmgr's opinion. They will certainly resolve the issue for you. > > IMHO, I don't see any problem with what you're doing. > > > > If your committer has not responded to you in some number of weeks, you > > can also ask portmgr to reassign the port back to the pool or to another > > willing committer. > > > > My committer asked: > > > Why is necessary chmod to 755? Why need it? > > I answered: > > > Because the install-sh script has incorrect permissions and generates an > error if you don't set them correctly. > > The committer submitted my response to another person who wrote: > > > I'm sorry that's the wrong way to fix that, the premission problem come > > from the configure script, run in the same problem a year ago. Check > > games/wormux-devel there is a fix for the same problem maybe you can > > take the same way. > > I asked for clarification about a month ago. I looked at the port he > referred to, but I don't see how it applies to my situation. So I stated > that and asked for help. None has been forthcoming, but I haven't pushed > it either. I know everyone is busy. I certainly am. And we're all > volunteers as well. So, I'm not complaining. I just want to understand > what the right way is to solve this particular problem and get the port > committed. > > I've cc'd both of them as well as portmgr. I'll do whatever I'm told to > do. Hi Paul, I'm sorry, sylivo@ is still on wedding vacation, his inet access is very limited for this time. I already wrote to you on 18 DEC after getting your FW: ... - - Martin PS: portmgr isn't necessarily here. > > Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already > obvious, my opinions are my own > and not those of my employer. > ****************************************** > WARNING: Check the headers before replying > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > - -- +-----------------------+-------------------------------+ | PGP : 0xB1E6FCE9 | Jabber : miwi(at)BSDCrew.de | | Skype : splash_111 | Mail : miwi(at)FreeBSD.org | +-----------------------+-------------------------------+ | Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest! | +-----------------------+-------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAksssq8ACgkQdLJIhLHm/Onf1wCfXrhjUodtlXz4bBdginV4/RW5 9HMAnjC9obmEsQr3/biyilYBoggq5Fud =DOLu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----