Check out http://pfsense.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/tools/packages/ (it's the place where the packages live). Atm there is no real developement information on the packagesystem and most of what can be found is outdated. Try the "reverse engineering" approach by reviewing the sourcecode of other packages. Also the forum might help with some already answered questions: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?board=32.0 .
Good luck and submit if you get anything done! ;-) Holger > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Stone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [pfSense-discussion] Package projects, network monitoring > > > Feedback would be most graciously appreciated. According to > this page on > the wiki: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=ExtensionsSystem > > Well, there's not much according to that page :-| Some > pointers on where > to start digging into the pfSense package build process would help. > > On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 22:53 -0700, Aaron Stone wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am working on the remote nodes of a network monitoring > project, and > > looking into some of the highly self-contained systems out > there such as > > m0n0wall, pfSense, and a few generic "here's how to highly embed > > FreeBSD" project pages. > > > > I'm just now digging into pfSense, because of its package > system, and > > please forgive me for speaking before digging into the code, but I'd > > like to feel out the possibility of whether or not pfSense will > > accommodate my applications before blowing too much time shoehorning > > them into the system. > > > > I'd like to build packages for SmokePing, NetDisco, AMP > and ourmon -- > > http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/ > > http://netdisco.org/ > > http://amp.nlanr.net/ > > http://ourmon.sourceforge.net/ > > > > Since I'm on a 128MB flash drive, I'm curious if there's > been any work > > on write-leveling, or if most people find that it's not an issue, > > or... ??? For sure I'll need to transfer data back to some master > > server for long term storage; I assume that will be a > simple cron job > > (uh, is there cron?) > > > > Also, are there any projects that you might be looking for > someone to > > dig into? I'm putting together a Summer of Code application > regarding > > the network monitoring tools above, and if there's > something I can work > > on along the way, I'm all ears! > > > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > > > ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit
