On 24/10/18 05:35, David Strubbe wrote:
In my experience, that code is also a nightmare to compile. I tried once and gave up, because it made so many assumptions about the environment that were not true on a Mac.
That could be viewed as a reason *for* making a port, as once someone has fixed all the niggles everyone else benefits. Maybe having access to all MacPorts dependencies would help as well...
Now I understand how the fetch phase would work, I think there could be some benefit, if you can get it to work ;)
Chris
On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 7:40 PM Marcus Calhoun-Lopez <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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. -Marcus > On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:35 PM, Chris Jones <[email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 >
