From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 17 18:18:06 2003 Return-Path: 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 59B6537B401 for ; Sat, 17 May 2003 18:18:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vectors.cx (manifold.vectors.cx [66.180.241.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE8EE43F75 for ; Sat, 17 May 2003 18:18:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from monkey@vectors.cx) Received: from vectors.cx (0e3136b22591fba207b39ac4086ba08d@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vectors.cx (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h4I1Jeef041733; Sat, 17 May 2003 18:19:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from monkey@vectors.cx) Received: (from monkey@localhost) by vectors.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h4I1JeXT041732; Sat, 17 May 2003 18:19:40 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 18:19:40 -0700 From: Adam Weinberger To: Colin Percival Message-ID: <20030518011940.GU31083@vectors.cx> References: <5.0.2.1.1.20030518005944.030b7440@popserver.sfu.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.1.20030518005944.030b7440@popserver.sfu.ca> X-Editor: Vim 6.1 http://www.vim.org X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5 http://www.mutt.org X-PGP-Key: http://www.vectors.cx/pgp.key.txt X-URL: http://www.vectors.cx User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: To port or not to port X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 01:18:06 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> (05.17.2003 @ 1709 PST): Colin Percival said, in 0.6K: << > Is there any general rule for when code should be an independent port > vs. when it should be included in a different port? > For the next version of security/freebsd-update I've written a binary > diff/patch tool; it can certainly be used on its own, but I think it's most > important user will be freebsd-update. > Should I submit this as a separate port, or just build it as part of > freebsd-update? >> end of "To port or not to port" from Colin Percival << If they may get updated independently, or if people may want one without the other, take a look at the structure of sysutils/cdrtools and sysutils/mkisofs. # Adam - -- Adam Weinberger vectors.cx >> adam@vectors.cx FreeBSD.org << adamw@FreeBSD.ORG #vim:set ts=8: 8-char tabs prevent tooth decay. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+xt+so8KM2ULHQ/0RAobMAJsGEcULu0EtweTWKFv4LBVm2mopmwCfbSMo aBzNERUjSl+QoOTN6bBcP9I= =OqZ2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----