Hey I have been trying to install Macports on ubuntu. And am unable to do so.
Downloaded the tar. Somehelp would be appreciated. On 24 April 2018 at 08:55, Jackson Isaac <ijack...@macports.org> wrote: > Hi Vishnu, > > Welcome to The MacPorts Project! > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 4:15 AM, Vishnu <vishnum1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey, > > > > So first thing. > > (a.1) I am planning to install ubuntu on my pc in a day. > > I guess We can install Macports on that. > > That's great. Let us know if you face any issues and if we could be of any > help. > > I was also thinking about cloud platform (specifically Google Cloud) which > gives > you around 300$ of credits for one year where you could spin up a VM and > test > the installation. > > Note: It might need a Credit Card for authentication. > > > (a.2 , a.3) Once macports is installed i'll install mpstats ,buildbot > too. > > > > (b.1) I went and completed week 1.But i am unable to access week 3 , week > > 4.Because the course starts on April 30 i guess. > > I went through the topics. > > Week 3 : Subqueries and Join > > Week 4 : Modifying and Analyzing Data with SQL > > > > I guess you can join the upcoming session and complete all the > assignments and weeks > before hand too (I was able to do so few weeks back). > > > So now would learn more about these topics through youtube, many other > > resources. > > > > (b.2) Will look into them. > > (b.3) Django hopefully wouldn't be a problem. > > > > (c.0) I would suggest that we create a new repository for your project > > under > > MacPorts, you fork it and use your own fork for endlessly playing with > > it, testing etc > > This sounds good. > > I think i would be more comfortable with Github. > > > > (c.2) Can be done. > > (c.3) You are talking about Build History data ..right? > > There is already a JSON API for it as you said..so cant we use it? ( > > https://build.macports.org/json/help ) > > > > (d.1 , d.2) Yes will do the research . > > > > > > (e.1) I think when i will be changing Buildbot to update the database > after > > every build ..Then i would need Tcl. > > Will learn them as i get time. > > > > Speaking from experience, I would suggest go through the basics of Tcl > and write some small sample programs to get the gist of Tcl. > This would help you recall whatever you tried now at a later point > of time when you actually touch macports-base. > > https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/tutorial/Tcl0.html helped me a lot. > I always keep this window open while developing base. > > > Will see Project Description. > > > > Also i have my Semester End exams from 27 April - 7 may. > > So maybe i would not be able to reply on time. > > > > No issues. Do well for the exams :) Keep us updated. > > Looking forward to a great summer this year :) > > -- > Jackson Isaac >
