Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:27:40 +0700 From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>, mayuresh@kathe.in, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: request for a new port + package Message-ID: <5AD8FBBC.3020807@grosbein.net> In-Reply-To: <5da9f45c-a6ea-3844-5f48-d4389bd3f275@freebsd.org> References: <eee6a8b97ee515493a4447241823b338@kathe.in> <5ACB4B3F.2040403@grosbein.net> <5da9f45c-a6ea-3844-5f48-d4389bd3f275@freebsd.org>
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20.04.2018 3:22, Julian Elischer wrote: >> The package is created automatically once new port is created and added >> to FreeBSD Ports collection. You can create and submit new port yourself, >> just read https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ > > It seems to me that the description of what to do to make a port > is somewhat recursive by which I mean you need to understand > what it says before you read it. if you don't already know the jargon, > it is all Greek. (Apologies to any Greeks on the list). That means the language should be simplified (or thesaurus added :-) > I think it would be a pretty cool project to write a tool that asks > lots of questions and then eventually spits out a port Makefile. I don't believe this is possible for ports other that are trivial to create without any tool. > it could allow the user to browse to places and then analyse the > links used etc. > I think the port writer's handbook is a bit intimidating to new ports submitters.
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