Re: Creating a port for non-free software

2018-10-24 Thread Chris Jones
On 24/10/18 05:35, David Strubbe wrote: In my experience, that code is also a nightmare to compile. I tried once and gave up, because it made so many assumptions about the environment that were not true on a Mac. That could be viewed as a reason *for* making a port, as once someone has fixe

Re: Creating a port for non-free software

2018-10-24 Thread Chris Jones
On 24/10/18 03:40, Marcus Calhoun-Lopez wrote: It would have to be something akin to the oracle-instantclient port, in which the user is responsible for putting the files in the correct location. This is also how FreeBSD apparently supports GAMESS. Ah I see. Obviously didn't check the oracl

Re: Creating a port for non-free software

2018-10-23 Thread Marcus Calhoun-Lopez
It would have to be something akin to the oracle-instantclient port, in which the user is responsible for putting the files in the correct location. This is also how FreeBSD apparently supports GAMESS. -Marcus > On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:35 PM, Chris Jones wrote: > > Hi, > > As i understand it r

Re: Creating a port for non-free software

2018-10-23 Thread Chris Jones
Hi, As i understand it reading the links below the user has to register themselves, name and email etc., in order to get a password to allow access to the downloads. I don’t really see how this is compatible with macports, how would you integrate this into the port file ? Chris > On 24 Oct

Creating a port for non-free software

2018-10-23 Thread Marcus Calhoun-Lopez
Recently, there was a request to create a port for a software package called GAMESS [1]. After a little research, I found out that GAMESS is *not* free software [2]. Moreover, downloading GAMESS requires registration, and neither the source nor the binary can be redistributed [3]. I believe there