Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:07:17 -0800 From: "Chris H" <portmaster@BSDforge.com> To: "Pedro Giffuni" <pfg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "FreeBSD Ports" <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>, "blubee blubeeme" <gurenchan@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Linux ports tutorial? WPS Office Message-ID: <333d5b8d0ae7910702b50aa3bd975907@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <a7d7de70-c877-2cca-2994-e000df477e3e@FreeBSD.org>
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:15:35 -0500 "Pedro Giffuni" <pfg@FreeBSD=2Eorg> said > On 12/13/17 22:31, blubee blubeeme wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Pedro Giffuni <pfg@freebsd=2Eorg=20 >> <mailto:pfg@freebsd=2Eorg>> wrote: >>=20 >> Hello; >> On 13/12/2017 21:11, Chris H wrote: >> On Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:56:24 -0500 "Pedro Giffuni" >> <pfg@FreeBSD=2Eorg> said >>=20 >> On 12/10/17 14:55, Eugene Grosbein wrote: >>> 11=2E12=2E2017 2:22, Pedro Giffuni =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82: >>>> Hello guys; >>>>=20 >>>> I would like to attempt a port for WPS Office (AKA >> Kingsoft Office): >>>>=20 >>>> http://wps-community=2Eorg/ >>>>=20 >>>> Are there guidelines for linux ports? I couldn't find >> much details in the >>> handbook=2E >>>>=20 >>>> In particular, how do you handle when the pkg-plist is >> different for i386 >>> and amd64? >>>>=20 >>>> Some ports use pkg-plist=2E${ARCH} but I don't know how >> those work=2E >>> Just have "USES=3Dlinux", "USE_LINUX_RPM=3Dyes" and make >> these two files >>> pkg-plist=2Ei386 and pkg-plist=2Eamd64 >>> and they are used automatically=2E Or you could duplicate >> a magic from >>> /ports/Mk/Uses/linux=2Emk <http://linux=2Emk>; in your Makefile: >>>=20 >>> PLIST?=3D ${PKGDIR}/pkg-plist=2E${LINUX_ARCH:S/x86_64/amd64/} >>>=20 >>> For details, read Porter's Handbook: >>>=20 >> https://www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/doc/en_US=2EISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ >> <https://www=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/doc/en_US=2EISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/>; >>>=20 >>=20 >> The handbook has no information about "USE_LINUX_RPM=3Dyes"=2E >> If I set that it appears the ports framework will ignore >> MASTER_SITES=2E >>=20 >> Should I dig into the MK framework to see how to change >> the repository or should I use the =2Etar=2Exz distribution >> instead? :(=2E >>=20 >> I'm not sure=2E But would having a look at the way >> emulators/linux_base-c(6|7) >> provide some clues? >>=20 >>=20 >> Not really but I think I found something in Mk/Uses/linux=2Emk >> <http://linux=2Emk>: >>=20 >> For the case of USE_LINUX_RPM it is supposed to not do anything >> when MASTER_SITES is defined but it is somewhat messy, and somehow >> it always uses ${MASTER_SITE_CENTOS_LINUX}=2E Any port that uses RPM >> but not the Centos repositories? >>=20 >> Just a thought, and hope it helps! >>=20 >> Thanks, I just have to keep digging :(=2E >>=20 >> Pedro=2E >>=20 >> The linux packaging is okay but I'd recommend learning how the porting= =20 >> process and not just wrapping up a linux binary in FreeBSD=2E >> >=20 > Well =2E=2E=2E of course if I had the source code I would not be dealing RPMs= =20 > for the linuxulator=2E >=20 > Software can be free but not include source code=2E It can still be=20 > desirable for FreeBSD=2E >=20 >> The main reason for that is you can port your way into a corner that=20 >> relies on very Linux specific stuff that there's just no solution for=20 >> yet nor will there be one unless you port the entire Linux kernel to=20 >> FreeBSD=2E >> >=20 >Which is why we have a linuxulator=2E OK Pedro, just so I know I understand your intentions correctly; You need a way to unpack all the =2Erpm's, and separate them by $arch -- 32bit -vs- 64bit, so that you can create the correct pkg-plist(s) for each of them=2E Is that correct? I'll await your response before a solution for that=2E --Chris >=20 >Pedro=2E
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