From owner-freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Fri Aug 7 00:54:00 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44A269B4D29 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 2015 00:54:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "wonkity.com", Issuer "wonkity.com" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0582AD82 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 2015 00:53:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id t770rvGG027935 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 6 Aug 2015 18:53:57 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id t770rvXc027932; Thu, 6 Aug 2015 18:53:57 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 18:53:57 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: sid -- cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for porter's handbook on bsd licenced dependency options In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.20 (BSF 67 2015-01-07) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:53:57 -0600 (MDT) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:54:00 -0000 On Thu, 6 Aug 2015, sid -- wrote: > I'd like to suggest to put in the porter's handbook, bsd licenced > alternatives to commonly ported gnu-based dependencies. > > For instance, to suggest the [radio] option of "OPENSSL" when the > program calls on "GNUTLS". It would be great to optionally also have > listed in the handbook, other alternatives to OPENSSL and GNUTLS like > NSS, POLARSSL and WOLFSSL. If anyone is unsure of what I'm refering > to, or the description of the Makefile code, please do a make config > and see the "Makefile" on "/usr/ports/ftp/curl" to see the possible > options. If the application already supports a choice of sub-applications, it is nice when the port provides those same options. Porters generally do not add functionality to an application. devd(8) is not a drop-in replacement for HAL. It just offers a similar function that can be used for detecting hot-plugged input devices. Some FreeBSD developers added code to allow for that use, see x11-servers/xorg-server/files/patch-config_devd.c. Usually, this type of work is added upstream, in the application itself. That makes for much less work in the future. Otherwise, porters have to re-integrate the changes with each new version of the application. As far as suggesting adding options, that would be more of a policy thing for the ports people. It's not something the documentation group can add to the Porter's Handbook on our own.