Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:03:22 -0700 From: "Steve Franks" <stevefranks@ieee.org> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Making ports from source with weird download restrictions Message-ID: <539c60b90809081003t35ebd62p2f5e006a1270f066@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, There are two embedded software tools I've been wanting to port for some time. Both have inconsistent/funky downloads, so I have no idea how to get them into a port. Both are very active projects, and used by pretty much all embedded ARM7/9 developers (embedded as in microwaves & thermostats not PDA's & IPods). 1) lpc21isp - http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lpc21isp/ - the source for this project is only located in the "files" section of this yahoo group, and I'm pretty sure you need a yahoo password to get it. Also it's guarded by a bunch of antisocial types, if you know what I mean. I got flamed for suggesting a feature that would increase flexibility. I suspect the only choice here is to make sure the license is open, and branch it to a new sourceforge project, correct? Otherwise, there's really no way for someone to get the source in an automated fashion. 2) openocd - http://openfacts.berlios.de/index-en.phtml?title=Building_OpenOCD - this is a bit more sensible - there's a stable SVN repository for it, it's just that the only ports I've seen are on sourceforge, and come from release .tgz archives, not a SVN archive (although I've never gotten a broken version from the openocd SVN). If someone pointed me at a port that built from SVN instead of a .tgz, I'm sure I could get the port done. Best, Steve
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