Re: perl and ports

2005-02-04 Thread Warren
Can all future replys on this subject please exclude me in the reply please :) -- Yours Sincerely Shinjii http://www.shinji.nq.nu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Re: perl and ports

2005-02-04 Thread Loren M. Lang
On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 10:13:45PM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Feb 04), Loren M. Lang said: > > Actually, I think you should work on sh first, it's a much bigger > > security hazard than perl. If you've ever written much sh, you'd > > realize with it's much loser syntax, it's e

Re: perl and ports

2005-02-04 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Feb 04), Loren M. Lang said: > Actually, I think you should work on sh first, it's a much bigger > security hazard than perl. If you've ever written much sh, you'd > realize with it's much loser syntax, it's easy to get into trouble. > At least perl provides use strict and -T

Re: perl and ports

2005-02-04 Thread Loren M. Lang
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:41:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > ps who is the imake developer ? > > Believe me i am going to mail every developer where perl comes in > between me and the application :P Actually, I think you should work on sh first, it's a much bigger security hazard than perl. I

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Gert Cuykens
ok ok me stop asking questions about the wrench lying in my living room next to my television. I will just put some flowers on top of it :P ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsub

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Donald J. O'Neill
On Wednesday 26 January 2005 05:45 pm, Adam Smith wrote: > On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 06:31:32PM +0100, Gert Cuykens said: > > >If you compile from the ports then the television factory is also > > > your living room. > > > > True, lets talk about the factory then > > > > The machinery would be /usr/s

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Adam Smith
On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 06:31:32PM +0100, Gert Cuykens said: > >If you compile from the ports then the television factory is also your > >living room. > > True, lets talk about the factory then > > The machinery would be /usr/src > The resources would be /usr/ports > > Do you agree a wrench is n

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Gert Cuykens
> Henry Miller wrote: > I disagree with your categorization. /usr/ports is non-factory > additions. No factory makes snow plows. There is no way to install > a snow-plow on a truck without wrenches. > > Installing without packages is taking the wrenches into your own hands > and following th

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Greg Barniskis
Gert Cuykens wrote: True, lets talk about the factory then The machinery would be /usr/src The resources would be /usr/ports Do you agree a wrench is not a resource ? I think your analogies go astray because you don't fully understand the wide variety of uses Perl has. It used in many different c

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Gert Cuykens
>That's not what you're saying. you're asking the people who build your >car not to use a wrench but their bare hands because you have something >against wrenches for some reason. i have nothing against a wrenches >If you compile from the ports then the television factory is also your >living roo

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Adam Smith
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:59:54PM +0100, Gert Cuykens said: > > I am not a developer so i can not think for them i can only ask > questions. I would not even ask them if the application itself would > use it. Then i would accept it as part of a furniture. > > PS if you buy a new television do yo

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-26 Thread Dick Davies
* Gert Cuykens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [0137 23:37]: > No i dont know anything about c++ or perl, ok i know what a class is :P > For me is not realy about perl it self its about the way it get used > as a tool to help build things. For me freebsd is build as a base that > can handle everything designe

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
> > So if want to (install) buy a car and go to the (ports) shop i dont > > expect to bring my (perl) wrench to the (ports) shop . > > No, you expect a competent shop to have the tool and know > how to use it. Otherwise you wouldn't take your car there. > Ok thats true but a toolbox belongs in

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Jerry McAllister
> > > Let me get this straight. You're not a developer, so you don't know > > languages or how to code. Yet you're completely convinced that perl is > > insecure and should never be used anywhere, and you're equally convinced > > that no developer should be using it for their programs. > > > >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Jerry McAllister
> > > > For me freebsd is build as a base that > > > can handle everything designed for it. If application need something > > > to help it build, it should belong to the base and not to a external > > > perl tool. > > > > > Then it wouldn't hurt for you to know that perl *is* part of the base of >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
> > For me freebsd is build as a base that > > can handle everything designed for it. If application need something > > to help it build, it should belong to the base and not to a external > > perl tool. > > > Then it wouldn't hurt for you to know that perl *is* part of the base of > FreeBSD. Ther

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:35:32 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: For me freebsd is build as a base that can handle everything designed for it. If application need something to help it build, it should belong to the base and not to a external perl tool. Then it wouldn't h

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
> Let me get this straight. You're not a developer, so you don't know > languages or how to code. Yet you're completely convinced that perl is > insecure and should never be used anywhere, and you're equally convinced > that no developer should be using it for their programs. > > Is that about r

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Greg Barniskis
Gert Cuykens wrote: I want a freebsd with cvsup x11 and a gnome-lite desktop. Its what i like about freebsd filosofie you have a house and you can chose your own freebsd port furniture. For me perl is a closet that i dont want because it doesnt go well with my php painting and my apache carpet. If

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Chuck Swiger
Gert Cuykens wrote: On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:47:32 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ ... ] no why would it irritate developers ? Its just a question ? i only want them to think a bit before they bring in perl to build there application. I am not a developer so i can not think for them

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:59:54 PM +0100 Gert Cuykens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: no why would it irritate developers ? Its just a question ? i only want them to think a bit before they bring in perl to build there application. I am not a developer so i can not think for them i can only ask

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:47:32 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:41:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > ps who is the imake developer ? > > > > Believe me i am going to mail every developer where perl comes in > > between me and the application :P > > That

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:51:28PM +0100, David Landgren wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> > >>I will start with the cvsup developer :P > > > > > >cvsup itself doesn't require perl to build (as you can see from the > >lack of mention in the makefile), it's one of the other build > >dependencies. >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread David Landgren
Kris Kennaway wrote: I will start with the cvsup developer :P cvsup itself doesn't require perl to build (as you can see from the lack of mention in the makefile), it's one of the other build dependencies. Well I think Modula-3 is find totally useless and even obsolete and dead as far as language

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:41:56PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > ps who is the imake developer ? > > Believe me i am going to mail every developer where perl comes in > between me and the application :P That would mostly just irritate developers and point out your own ignorance. I think you need

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
ps who is the imake developer ? Believe me i am going to mail every developer where perl comes in between me and the application :P I dont want perl , i know it can do great things but i dont want it. Its a bit like internet explorer browser or msn messenger in windows. I just want a windows not

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Erik Trulsson
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 11:23:09PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > so if i go to a ports tree directory how do i display a list of all > dependencies without compiling it ? > > I am guessing something like make info :) 'make pretty-print-run-depends-list' or 'make pretty-print-build-depends-list' d

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
so if i go to a ports tree directory how do i display a list of all dependencies without compiling it ? I am guessing something like make info :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions T

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 08:00:54PM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:33:25 -0600, Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09:26:07 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > this is what i dont understand only need perl to c

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jan 25), Gert Cuykens said: > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:33:25 -0600, Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09:26:07 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > this is what i dont understand only need perl to compile it ? > > > >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Donald J. O'Neill
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 01:00 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:33:25 -0600, Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09:26:07 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > this is what i dont understand only need perl to compile

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:33:25 -0600, Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09:26:07 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > this is what i dont understand only need perl to compile it ? > > > > so some pakeges need perl to compile and some dont ?

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 09:26:07 AM +0100 Gert Cuykens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: this is what i dont understand only need perl to compile it ? so some pakeges need perl to compile and some dont ? why not make them all perl independent ? This shouldn't be too hard to do. All you have to do

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 09:26:07AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:53:01 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 03:30:05PM +1000, Warren wrote: > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:28 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > > does cvsup need perl ? > > > > > >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-25 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:53:01 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 03:30:05PM +1000, Warren wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:28 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > does cvsup need perl ? > > > > Yes > > Only to compile it from ports, not to run the resulting package.

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 03:30:05PM +1000, Warren wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:28 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > does cvsup need perl ? > > Yes Only to compile it from ports, not to run the resulting package. Kris pgpuTO1yuKsMX.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 11:15:12PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > > > And if you want to install packages using the ports tree. > > > > Eh? > > > > > depend on installing packages only, ok. Of course, you have to wait > > > for them to be built. > > > > > > I just ran pkg_info -R perl-5.8.5, to

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Warren
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:28 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > does cvsup need perl ? Yes -- Yours Sincerely Shinjii http://www.shinji.nq.nu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe,

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
does cvsup need perl ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Donald J. O'Neill
On Monday 24 January 2005 10:23 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:20:10 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 05:12:12AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > So if i want to completly wipe out perl where in my freebsd 5.3 > > > ports tree do i do "m

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Donald J. O'Neill
On Monday 24 January 2005 09:25 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:20:16PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > > On Monday 24 January 2005 06:54 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > > Do we still need perl to make use of

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:20:10 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 05:12:12AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > So if i want to completly wipe out perl where in my freebsd 5.3 ports > > tree do i do "make deinstall" ? > > Use pkg_info and pkg_delete to remove th

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 05:12:12AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > So if i want to completly wipe out perl where in my freebsd 5.3 ports > tree do i do "make deinstall" ? Use pkg_info and pkg_delete to remove the installed packages. See the manpages. Kris pgpzrqfa4Va8E.pgp Description: PGP sign

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:53:20 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 04:47:41AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:25:10 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:20:16PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > >

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 04:47:41AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:25:10 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:20:16PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > > > On Monday 24 January 2005 06:54 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 25,

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:25:10 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:20:16PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > > On Monday 24 January 2005 06:54 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > > Do we still need

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:20:16PM -0600, Donald J. O'Neill wrote: > On Monday 24 January 2005 06:54 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > Do we still need perl to make use of ports > > > > > > Just asking because it bugs me. I never use it

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Donald J. O'Neill
On Monday 24 January 2005 06:54 pm, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > Do we still need perl to make use of ports > > > > Just asking because it bugs me. I never use it and it just takes up > > space and it is a security risc :P I want it gone :

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:22:57 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 02:02:13AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:54:50 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > > D

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 02:02:13AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:54:50 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > > Do we still need perl to make use of ports > > > > > > Just asking because it bugs me.

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Gert Cuykens
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:54:50 -0800, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > > Do we still need perl to make use of ports > > > > Just asking because it bugs me. I never use it and it just takes up > > space and it is a security risc

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 01:42:24AM +0100, Gert Cuykens wrote: > Do we still need perl to make use of ports > > Just asking because it bugs me. I never use it and it just takes up > space and it is a security risc :P I want it gone :) Only if you want to do certain things like 'make index', but no

Re: perl and ports

2005-01-24 Thread Oliver Leitner
make and make install clean should do a good thing too, if the sourcecode itself isnt perl, nor any part of it, you should get the results wanted with these commands. please correct me, if im not right, but the Makefile is not pl, right? Greetings Oliver Leitner Technical Staff http://www.shell