20.04.2018 3:22, Julian Elischer wrote: >> The package is created automatically once new port is created and added >> to FreeBSD Ports collection. You can create and submit new port yourself, >> just read https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ > > It seems to me that the description of what to do to make a port > is somewhat recursive by which I mean you need to understand > what it says before you read it. if you don't already know the jargon, > it is all Greek. (Apologies to any Greeks on the list).
That means the language should be simplified (or thesaurus added :-) > I think it would be a pretty cool project to write a tool that asks > lots of questions and then eventually spits out a port Makefile. I don't believe this is possible for ports other that are trivial to create without any tool. > it could allow the user to browse to places and then analyse the > links used etc. > I think the port writer's handbook is a bit intimidating to new ports > submitters. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
