"Steven" == Steven Stallion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Steven> This may be ignorance on my part, but AFAIK, there are no TCL Steven> bindings to sun api's. In my experience, more developers Steven> (including myself) are more proficient in C than TCL. While Steven> TCL is in /usr/sfw, I would like to see the ports system Steven> available to any solaris user whether or not they have the Steven> software companion installed (read: binary distribution).
Which APIs? That's likely solvable. But I understand your point about availability to all. Thanks. Steven> Steve Steven> On 10/9/06, Dave Marquardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> "Steven" == Steven Stallion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >> From above: >> Steven> I would like to propose a solaris ports system loosely based Steven> on darwinports functionality. There are of course changes I Steven> would like to see made: support for different compiler sets Steven> (gcc vs. sun), support for solaris packages, and a shift from Steven> TCL to C, and the abillity to rely on package dependencies Steven> that were not built with the ports system (ie: Steven> SUNWgnome-base-libs). >> >> First, I know nothing about darwinports, so I'm acting from ignorance >> in that respect. I'm more familiar with FreeBSD ports, having been a >> user of that some years back. >> >> But why the proposed switch from Tcl to C? I'm a big Tcl fan, and am >> always curious when people propose replacing Tcl and wonder why? Thanks. >> -- >> Dave Marquardt >> Sun Microsystems, Inc. >> Austin, TX >> +1 512 401-1077 (SUN internal: x64077) >> -- Dave Marquardt Sun Microsystems, Inc. Austin, TX +1 512 401-1077 (SUN internal: x64077) _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
