Hello All: I am new to FreeBSD development (I've done some work on NetBSD, but mostly on Linux).
I am developing a COTS-based network appliance. After doing my research, I've decided to use FreeBSD as my development platform. I would like to get my development environment to the point where I can build a single ISO image that will contain OS and application ready to install. After reading through the handbook, porter's guide, and googling, I think I have a rough idea of how to do this, but I still have some gaps in how I set this up. My current understanding is that all of the application specific, user land software should reside in the ports tree. I have two questions with respect to this: 1. If I don't want to publish my software, how do I manage the source (do I just generate a tarball on my build machine and place it in DISTDIR?). 2. How do I integrate a ports-based application with a "make release" so that I can have my application binaries and dependancies included on the ISO ready for installation? I'd greatly appreciate any pointers. I'm really looking forward to developing under FreeBSD, but just need a few pointers to get me started. Thanks! David. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
