Am 21.12.2013 um 08:03 schrieb Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com>:
> On 12/20/13 10:08 PM, Kevin Ingwersen wrote: >> Hey. >> >> I just saw that there is a 0.9 release, targeting very old OS X versions. >> How could one create a binary package for such redistribution? I have a >> pretty blank distribution right here. >> >> Kind regards, Ingwie > > In the past we've done the following: > > 1) Build most of the available packages in the stable tree for a particular > distribution for supported architectures and host them to a server. There > are a couple of somewhat automated tools that folks use to do that. We > stopped providing binaries in part because we were mostly relying on one > particular developer to be able to take a machine down for a period of > several days to build the packages and upload them to our main server, and it > got to be too much effort. > > 2) Create the actual installer. This has historically been problematic for > reasons I don't completely understand--the changes seemed never to be > trivial. The installer script sources are stored at > > https://github.com/fink/scripts/tree/master/installer > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison > My package updates: http://finkakh.wordpress.com/ Well, I have a Mac Mini that runs all day; its a homeserver that does a lot of automated tasks. It wouldn’t be a biggie to add some compiling…it would at least take use of the otherwise idling processor ^^. I’ll look into that, because I saw that you can install GCC and alike thru it - thats pretty convinient imho, especially on older OS X’es. Kind regards, Ingwie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
