On 24/10/18 03:40, Marcus Calhoun-Lopez wrote:
It would have to be something akin to the oracle-instantclient port, in which
the user is responsible for putting the files in the correct location.
This is also how FreeBSD apparently supports GAMESS.
Ah I see. Obviously didn't check the oracle port well enough as I missed
that.
-Marcus
On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:35 PM, Chris Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
As i understand it reading the links below the user has to register themselves,
name and email etc., in order to get a password to allow access to the
downloads. I don’t really see how this is compatible with macports, how would
you integrate this into the port file ?
Chris
On 24 Oct 2018, at 2:24 am, Marcus Calhoun-Lopez <[email protected]> wrote:
Recently, there was a request to create a port for a software package called
GAMESS [1].
After a little research, I found out that GAMESS is *not* free software [2].
Moreover, downloading GAMESS requires registration, and neither the source nor
the binary can be redistributed [3].
I believe there is precedent for such a port [4], but I was wondering if fit
within the ethos of MacPorts.
I have no personal need for the GAMESS, but if, as suggested by the reporter,
it would be useful to others, I can put a little time into it.
If there is no way we can support such a setup, we should probably close the
ticket as wontfix.
Thanks,
Marcus
[1] https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57395
[2] https://www.msg.chem.iastate.edu/gamess/License_Agreement.html
[3] https://www.msg.chem.iastate.edu/gamess/download.html
[4]
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/databases/oracle-instantclient/Portfile
