Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-15 Thread Eitan Adler
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Jesse Smith wrote: ... > I'm trying to port a program which is distributed in two separate > packages from the upstream project. One package contains the executable > program and the other contains data files. The Data package rarely > changes. The idea being packa

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Max Brazhnikov
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:29:18 -0300Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:41:45 +0300, Jesse Smith wrote: > Thanks to everyone who replied. There were some good points made all > around. Let's say that I do decide to go with the idea of making the > Data files a separate port. How do I tell the Ports system not to tr

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Jesse Smith
-Original Message- From: Peter Pentchev To: Greg Larkin Cc: Jesse Smith , freebsd-ports Subject: Re: Data files and ports Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:41:45 +0300 On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:17:46AM -0400, Greg Larkin wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 >

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Friday, June 11, 2010 10:58:50 -0300 Jesse Smith wrote: I'm trying to teach myself how to build a FreeBSD port and, with a lot of help from the manual, it's going well. I have a question though concerning policy/style. I'm trying to port a program which is distributed in two separate pac

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Peter Pentchev
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 10:17:46AM -0400, Greg Larkin wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jesse Smith wrote: > > I'm trying to teach myself how to build a FreeBSD port and, with a lot > > of help from the manual, it's going well. I have a question though > > concerning pol

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread RW
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:58:50 -0300 Jesse Smith wrote: > I'm trying to port a program which is distributed in two separate > packages from the upstream project. One package contains the > executable program and the other contains data files. The Data > package rarely changes. The idea being packag

Re: Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Greg Larkin
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jesse Smith wrote: > I'm trying to teach myself how to build a FreeBSD port and, with a lot > of help from the manual, it's going well. I have a question though > concerning policy/style. > > I'm trying to port a program which is distributed in two se

Data files and ports

2010-06-11 Thread Jesse Smith
I'm trying to teach myself how to build a FreeBSD port and, with a lot of help from the manual, it's going well. I have a question though concerning policy/style. I'm trying to port a program which is distributed in two separate packages from the upstream project. One package contains the executab