From: Alex Perel <veers@disturbed.net> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Porting Linux software & installing libraries Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909271746340.91951-100000@shattered.disturbed.net> In-Reply-To: <37EFE18E.6BB77D86@scc.nl>
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On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> Bill Fenner wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to port some software that wants Linux libSDLx11.so.0.9.9
> > and libforms.so.0.88 . They provide binary versions of these libraries
> > on their FTP server, so the easiest thing to do is to fetch the program
> > along with the libraries and install them all.
> >
> > Is this the right way to do it? Should I create linux_libsdlx11
> > and linux_libforms ports? Should I just install the RPMs since it's
> > just a binary installation anyway?
>
> I think it's ok to grab the libraries along with the software. If more
> Linux ports need libSDL or libforms we can always make ports for them. I
> would also choose to install rpms, that way the rpm database holds the
> proper data and prevents rpm from complaining that certain packages must
> be installed while in fact the libraries do exist...
>
The linux binaries for mpegtv (www.mpegtv.com) require libforms.so.0.88 - it
may be very useful to have that handy as a port.
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