Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:14:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Brett McCormick <brett@mail.flyingcroc.net> To: rob <europax@home.com> Cc: David Fuchs <dfuchs@uniserve.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Porting to FreeBSD Message-ID: <14768.14420.957725.863639@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net> In-Reply-To: <39AFD55C.728AC2A7@home.com> References: <00c801c0145f$db567960$e5a1f4cc@office.uniserve.ca> <39AFD55C.728AC2A7@home.com>
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I usually just try to compile it -- if it doesn't compile or work, then I start modifying it. Sometimes, if it *really* wants linux (like it checks uname or something), you have to fool it into not caring. Then you just start attacking whatever doesn't work. --brett On Friday, 1 September 2000, at 16:12:13, rob wrote: > There is the FreeBSD Porters' Handbook, which I downloaded last night= > from the ftp site, but it seems to deal mostly with how to make a por= t > conform to FreeBSD specifications and how to properly submit it. The= re > is little or no info about how to convert 'x' to FreeBSD.=20 >=20 > I would also like to know of any additional info about Linux to FreeB= SD > ports. I have actually tried this with 0 success so far. Rob. >=20 >=20 > David Fuchs wrote: > >=20 > > I'd like to port some Linux software to FreeBSD, but I'm not sure o= n how I > > would do such a thing. Does anyone know of any website resources o= n the > > internet that explain how to port applications? I've been looking = for a > > while now but I'm still not sure on where to start. Any resources = at all > > regarding C++ programming in a UNIX environment would be helpful. > >=20 > > Thanks in advance! > >=20 > > =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF > > -David Fuchs > >=20 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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