From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 25 12:36:41 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 D4BA516A4CE for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:36:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A43243D48 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 12:36:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from shaun@pcuse.com) Received: from sagan.cai (ppp37-34.lns1.adl1.internode.on.net [150.101.37.34]) i5PCabHY048985 for ; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:06:37 +0930 (CST) Received: by sagan.cai (Postfix, from userid 1100) id 6F4EE60F2; Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:06:59 +0930 (CST) Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:06:59 +0930 From: Shaun Branden To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040625123659.GA25729@pcuse.com> Mail-Followup-To: Shaun Branden , freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <20040625012107.5F09543D2F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040625012107.5F09543D2F@mx1.FreeBSD.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-GPG-Fingerprint: 2571 65A6 1F38 0168 63CB BCE5 CA20 7F19 AA92 1949 X-GPG-Key: AA921949 Subject: Re: boinc port? 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, 25 Jun 2004 12:36:41 -0000 On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 07:21:03PM -0600, Robin Schoonover wrote: > Given the recent attention boinc and seti_boinc have gotten (getting an > article on slashdot does that), it wouldn't surprise me if someone was > already working on a port, which is why I'm querying the list. > (haven't seen any messages yet about it) > > I worked on porting them, and I've gotten it both seti@home for boinc > -and- boinc themselves to compile. I have not yet tested to see how well > they run. I also have the ports partially created. > If you are already working on it, let me know, so we can figure out who > should continue on with the work. A port sounds like a great idea. I have compiled boinc and seti_boinc (include stdlib.h and assert.h into the .cpp files that spit and use gmake). It is running on my computer, but it is hard to actually tell how well as the work unit servers are currently empty. This is on FreeBSD sagan.cai 5.2-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.2-CURRENT #0: Wed Jun 16 23:54:14 CST 2004 shaun@sagan.cai:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 looking forward to the port shaun -- Shaun Branden; email: shaun@pcuse.com; icq: 10469563 ITShare South Australia: sa.computerbank.org.au ITShare gives away computer systems created from donated hardware and opensource software.