Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 01:03:40 +0200 From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>, mayuresh@kathe.in, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: request for a new port + package Message-ID: <20180507010340.13b1ad22@oxy> In-Reply-To: <5da9f45c-a6ea-3844-5f48-d4389bd3f275@freebsd.org> References: <eee6a8b97ee515493a4447241823b338@kathe.in> <5ACB4B3F.2040403@grosbein.net> <5da9f45c-a6ea-3844-5f48-d4389bd3f275@freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 04:22:32 +0800 Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: >On 9/4/18 7:15 pm, Eugene Grosbein wrote: >> On 09.04.2018 14:16, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: >> >>> how do i place a request for a new port + package? >>> the sources for my requested tool are available at >>> http://www.t3x.org/files/zenlisp.zip and the author of that tool has >>> granted permission to move it from the existing "public domain" >>> license to any "bsdl" license. >> The package is created automatically once new port is created and >> added to FreeBSD Ports collection. You can create and submit new >> port yourself, just read >> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ > >It seems to me that the description of what to do to make a port >is somewhat recursive by which I mean you need to understand >what it says before you read it. if you don't already know the jargon, >it is all Greek. (Apologies to any Greeks on the list). >I think it would be a pretty cool project to write a tool that asks >lots of questions and then eventually spits out a port Makefile. >it could allow the user to browse to places and then analyse the >links used etc. >I think the port writer's handbook is a bit intimidating to new ports >submitters. You might be interested in this: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12921 Cheers :) MP
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