From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 20 22:15:49 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-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 93EFB16A41F for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:15:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: from mail3out.barnet.com.au (mail3out.barnet.com.au [202.83.176.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 134F943D5A for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:15:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from edwin@mavetju.org) Received: by mail3out.barnet.com.au (Postfix, from userid 27) id D27F4877CBD; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:15:46 +1000 (EST) X-Viruscan-Id: <4358171200011479395D67@BarNet> Received: from mail3-auth.barnet.com.au (mail3.barnet.com.au [202.83.176.16]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.barnet.com.au", Issuer "BarNet Root Certificate Authority" (verified OK)) by mail3.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9E44877CBA; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:15:46 +1000 (EST) Received: from k7.mavetju (edwin-3.int.barnet.com.au [10.10.12.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "edwin.adsl.barnet.com.au", Issuer "BarNet Root Certificate Authority" (not verified)) by mail3-auth.barnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 558EA877C20; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:15:46 +1000 (EST) Received: by k7.mavetju (Postfix, from userid 1001) id F30756360; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:15:44 +1000 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:15:44 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis To: Vizion Message-ID: <20051020221544.GJ1278@k7.mavetju> References: <4357D830.7060506@swehack.se> <200510201239.50154.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200510201239.50154.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: nocturnal , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Flaws in the ports system? 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: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 22:15:49 -0000 On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 12:39:48PM -0700, Vizion wrote: > The system meets its original design specification - so to that extent I do > not believe that the system is flawed. There is however, in my opinion, a big > BUT>>>> This is 100% true :-) > 1. The user tools for maintaining the local ports collection do not include an > integrated GUI for management of the ports tree, local installation, > automated upgrading of the ports combined with configuration files. Such a Try sysutils/portbrowser. Haven't used it myself, but heard about it. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.mavetju.org edwin@mavetju.org | Weblog: http://weblog.barnet.com.au/edwin/