From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 9 08:55:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AC0B16A4CE for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 08:55:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bloodwood.hunterlink.net.au (smtp-local.hunterlink.net.au [203.12.144.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7D9A43D31 for ; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 08:55:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boris@brooknet.com.au) Received: from [61.8.35.232] (ppp23E8.dyn.pacific.net.au [61.8.35.232]) i698kl3Y019661; Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:46:51 +1000 From: Sam Lawrance To: John Hay In-Reply-To: <20040708065425.GA98579@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> References: <20040708065425.GA98579@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1089363378.1045.22.camel@dirk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 18:56:18 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new port: gpsmanshp X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:55:08 -0000 On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 16:54, John Hay wrote: > So my question is where in the ports tree do I put GPSManSHP? The > places I think might be suitable: > > devel/ - this is also where shapelib on which it depends, lives. > graphics/ - shapefiles are vector graphics files. > astro/ - where GPSMan (its main/only user) lives. I would pick graphics, but in these fuzzy situations it's really up to you. PR ports/64304 (still open) proposes a "geography" category that is suited to a number of ports in this sort of situation. -Sam