Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 23:28:46 +0200 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Porting Linux software & installing libraries Message-ID: <37EFE18E.6BB77D86@scc.nl> References: <199909272050.NAA74332@mango.attlabs.att.com>
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Bill Fenner wrote: > > I'm trying to port some software that wants Linux libSDLx11.so.0.9.9 > and libforms.so.0.88 . They provide binary versions of these libraries > on their FTP server, so the easiest thing to do is to fetch the program > along with the libraries and install them all. > > Is this the right way to do it? Should I create linux_libsdlx11 > and linux_libforms ports? Should I just install the RPMs since it's > just a binary installation anyway? I think it's ok to grab the libraries along with the software. If more Linux ports need libSDL or libforms we can always make ports for them. I would also choose to install rpms, that way the rpm database holds the proper data and prevents rpm from complaining that certain packages must be installed while in fact the libraries do exist... -- Marcel Moolenaar mailto:marcel@scc.nl SCC Internetworking & Databases http://www.scc.nl/ The FreeBSD project mailto:marcel@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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