Satoshi Asami wrote: > * From: Steve Kargl <s...@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> > > * Yes, I recognize that this is problem. A partial solution might > * be anoncvs to a shadow tree of the master ports repository. Only > * those ports in the shadow tree which satisfy portlint and "make; > * make install; make package" would get committed to the master > * repository. > * > * Now, if Satoshi has read the above, could someone please revive him > * and make sure he takes his heart medication ;-) > > Um, I'm still alive but can someone explain me why this can't be a > "regular" port? Being useful to some but not the majority, no other > parts of the system depending on it, this looks like a model citizen > in the ideal ports world. :) >
Well, actually I did f2c as a port, and it does indeed fit inside the ports paradigm. Please, see my original email in the thread. -- Steve finger ka...@troutmask.apl.washington.edu http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~clesceri/kargl.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
