Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 10:22:07 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> To: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@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: <3967448f-eabd-e5eb-0d37-a98dd578487c@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20180507010340.13b1ad22@oxy> References: <eee6a8b97ee515493a4447241823b338@kathe.in> <5ACB4B3F.2040403@grosbein.net> <5da9f45c-a6ea-3844-5f48-d4389bd3f275@freebsd.org> <20180507010340.13b1ad22@oxy>
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On 7/5/18 7:03 am, Mateusz Piotrowski wrote: > 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 > great.. when I read it before it was hard to read but http://envirobotics.ca/portershb/tools-introduction.html makes it readable.
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