Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:21:21 +0000 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com> To: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.org> Cc: mharo@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: linux port category Message-ID: <38A847A1.B2BF6E03@cup.hp.com> References: <200002130206.SAA89767@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000212182038.H776@norn.ca.eu.org> <20000213144040.A43802@FreeBSD.org> <vqczot4jxqh.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote: > > * From: Michael Haro <mharo@FreeBSD.org> > > * On Sat, Feb 12, 2000 at 06:20:38PM -0800, Chris Piazza wrote: > * > > * > Hmm.. This port would be greatly simplified if we had something like > * > a linux ports category where linux libraries could be installed from. > > What does a "linux ports category" have anything to do with this > port's Makefile? > > I assume you meant "if we had some linux library ports" (in addition > to linux_base and stuff), in case I certainly agree. Yes, that's what he means, IFAICT. > * I was thinking about this yesterday as well. I was also thinking of > * possibly prepending linux ports with `lnx-' or something to show that > * this is the linux version of port xyz. > > Well, many of them already have "linux-" (for applications) and > "linux_" (for infrastructure/support ports). We can make that a > standard practice, as the "linux-" prefix is mostly used only when > there is a corresponding FreeBSD version. We sort of wanted to normalize these into "linux_" as the larger part of the ports already had a "linux_" prefix. Either prefix is fine by me though. > As for the "linux" virtual category, I can add that to bsd.port.mk if > people want it. Seems like a good idea to me. -- Marcel Moolenaar mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org tel: (408) 447-4222 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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