Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:28:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: .@babolo.ru Cc: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org>, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Splitting up ports. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0206031025380.43219-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <200206030214.GAA09938@aaz.links.ru>
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On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 .@babolo.ru wrote: > Maxim Sobolev writes: > > Unfortunately it isn't as easy as it sounds. There are many places where > Yes, I understand. But ... > > 2-level structure (category/portname) is assumed (for example: pkg_install, > > portupgrade, portbuild, bsd.port.mk, ports www pages etc), therefore unless > ... bsd.port.mk is easy - see PR 38593 (oh, sorry - distfiles > was not up to day - repaired). > Some of tools works with third levels ports as is: pkgdb, pib > I do not use portbuild, pkg_install - do not try. > > > someone is willing to find and fix all those places there will be no move > > forward. So far I do not see somebody willing and capable of doing that. > > > > -Maxim > > unless teh group declares that it is an eventual aim to be able to support > mor ethan 2 levels it will never happen. If the group declares that EVENTUALLY they would like to support > 2 levels then everyone can keep this in mind as they work on things.. another possibility is to use the current scheme as teh 'inode' level and have a totally separate 'directory layer' that has a different organisation using symlinks . To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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