Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:14:08 -0800
From:      Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>
To:        Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>, Lars Engels <lme@freebsd.org>, "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com>
Subject:   Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] BSD-Licensed Combinatorics library/utility
Message-ID:  <951A6CD9-5184-4B67-A852-14175ADD77E0@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <207F328C-0557-4BA5-9C1D-12BFB227F8D4@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <51AD9B50-9488-45CE-878F-EE97F6914E49@freebsd.org> <201912121119.xBCBJ2Jo017249@fire.js.berklix.net> <20191212130825.GJ5400@e.0x20.net> <CANCZdfpmyk23w0RmYiVOHx3Qzga_H9G=uXypPgGkktwQqX_%2B%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <72753F50-8810-43C1-BDDD-E541278A146F@cschubert.com> <F436A4E2-5657-4B23-A574-2D66EA68A240@freebsd.org> <17EEA2EB-D963-449F-81FE-E18DD62B2BF6@bayofrum.net> <A263E747-779D-4CBE-B605-EFB1FA1F5BFF@freebsd.org> <207F328C-0557-4BA5-9C1D-12BFB227F8D4@FreeBSD.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help


> On Jan 5, 2020, at 11:05, Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> On 5 January 2020 18:57:02 GMT, Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org =
<mailto:dteske@freebsd.org>> wrote:
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On Jan 5, 2020, at 09:26, Chris Rees <crees@bayofrum.net> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Hi Devin,
>>>=20
>>> There are many examples where utilities have moved from ports to
>> base- portsnap being one I can think of.
>>>=20
>>> I don't think that ports is really a dead zone for software- pkg
>> install -y cmb takes around seven seconds, and I would struggle to
>> imagine that anyone uses a system with no ports installed.
>>>=20
>>> The argument would obviously change if you wanted to use it in
>> bsdinstall or similar- is that why you're frustrated here?
>>>=20
>>=20
>> 1. Build option survey for testing different combinations of options
>> when building base
>> 2. Building ports built with different combinations of options when
>> available
>>=20
>> Both of those situations may preclude having any packages installed.
>=20
> We use devel/ccache with poudriere all the time- it's not really a big =
problem.
>=20
> Having it in ports has the massive advantages that it becomes =
available for all versions of FreeBSD, as well as having immediate =
bugfixes and the most up to date version available at all times.
>=20
> Granted, it does appear pretty mature... but given that no one needs =
to approve a port being added (and there are many people who would =
gladly make one), it would definitely be the best first step to get =
wider exposure more quickly.
>=20
> Even while the decisions on importing are ongoing, you could stick it =
in a port today.
>=20
> "Ports are just as much a part of the OS as base=E2=80=9D.
>=20

Thanks. I=E2=80=99ll make some ports. I also have to make ports for the =
optional bindings (which include Perl and Python bindings written in C =
for tapping into the library from higher-level languages).
=E2=80=94=20
Devin=



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?951A6CD9-5184-4B67-A852-14175ADD77E0>