From owner-freebsd-eclipse@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 18 14:35:51 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C157816A41F; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:35:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 744D243D48; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:35:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051018143555.OAUZ2325.dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com@dns1>; Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:35:55 -0400 From: Vizion To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:30:52 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200510150015.j9F0ExKr085847@sakura.ninth-nine.com> <200510171522.17180.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <4354DF92.4050402@ebs.gr> In-Reply-To: <4354DF92.4050402@ebs.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200510180730.56069.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, Wes Peters , Scot Hetzel , freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [SUGGEST] Reform eclipse and eclipse related ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-eclipse@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "FreeBSD users of eclipse EDI, tools, rich client apps & ports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:35:52 -0000 On Tuesday 18 October 2005 04:42, the author Panagiotis Astithas contributed to the dialogue on- Re: [SUGGEST] Reform eclipse and eclipse related ports: >Vizion wrote: >> On Monday 17 October 2005 15:05, the author Scot Hetzel contributed to >> the dialogue on- >> >> Re: [SUGGEST] Reform eclipse and eclipse related ports: >>>On 10/17/05, Roman Neuhauser wrote: >>>> Wes said: "I have to resort to 'make search'" which presumably means >>>> he'd prefer to just ls /usr/ports/$emacs_category; while 'make >>>> search' is a bearable interface (FMPOV), you can't beat a ls. >>>> >>>> Hey, what about materialized virtual categories? A bunch of >>>> symlinks, and everyone's happy. Or is that too much for CVS? >>> >>>It would probably be too much for CVS to handle, instead someone could >>>modify bsd.port.mk to create the virtual category directories and then >>>symbolicly link the ports into these categories. >>> >>>The following could be added to bsd.port.mk >>> >>>virtualport: >>>.for CATEGORY in ${CATEGORIES} >>>.if not exist ${PORTSDIR}/${CATEGORY} >>> mkdir ${PORTSDIR}/${CATEGORY} >>>.endif >>>.if not exist ${PORTSDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PORTNAME} >>> ln -s ${.CURDIR} ${PORTSDIR}/${CATEGORY}/${PORTNAME} >>>.endif >>>.endfor >>> >>>which would add the link for a specific port. The we would need to >>>add a virtualports target (bsd.subdir.mk?) that would decend thru all >>>the ports creating all the symbolic links (similar to the "make >>>readmes" target used in /usr/ports/ ). >>> >>>Also there would need to be another target that would remove all the >>>symbolic links, that way you could re-create them without worrying >>>about removed symbolic links pointing to non-existant ports. >>> >>>NOTE: Non of this code has been tested. If you want this feature, work >>>on improving the code and submitting it as a patch to the PR database >>>for Ports Managers to accept/reject. >>> >>>Scot >> >> Would this provide an opportunity to have for example: >> /usr/ports/eclipse >> /usr/ports/eclipse/plugins/ >> >> so that the plugins could be selected for installation from make config >> in /usr/ports and manage the installation of the plugins (rather similar >> to what happens for php)? > >This can be done today, with an eclipse-plugins meta-port, similar to >the php5-extensions one. I may even find some time to work on it. Wow That is great That is what I have been arguing for for three months!! david > >Cheers, > >Panagiotis >_______________________________________________ >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" -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.