Re: Help with a new port?
On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 05:01:36PM -0800, Zachary Kline wrote: I must confess I haven't. I'll look into it and see what comes up. Currently trying to figure out how to get ports upgraded in a sane fashion as well, as I've noticed some of the packages are quite behind in comparison to the ports they're based on. First of all, if you look into the ports directories on the FreeBSD FTP servers, you'll see different versions of the packages, e.g. packages-5-stable, packages-6-stable, packages-6.2-release, packages-7-current, etc. Depending on which version you installed, 'pkg_add -r' picks the packages from one of those directories. So if you installed 6.2-RELEASE, you'll probably get packages from packages-6.2-release. That packages tree is based on the ports tree at the moment that 6.2 was released. So the best way to keep your ports current is to build them yourself. First, update your ports tree with portsnap (from the base system). Then install one of the ports management tools like portmaster or portupgrade, and use that to upgrade the ports. Do read /usr/ports/UPDATING so that you are aware of any issues. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask on the list, but have a look through the list archives as well, if you can access them. If you have trouble navigating the FreeBSD website, you should contact the website maintainers mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck! Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgp2azUCvG5I2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Help with a new port?
Hi, My name is Zachary Kline, and I've recently begun experimenting with BSD-style operating systems under Qemu. I happen to be blind, and thus Qemu's serial console--more specifically, the ability to redirect this console output over a TCP port--is the only way I could get FreeBSD installed, since it doesn't come with much in the way of accessibility tools. I can't fault anybody for this last, however. Anyway, to get to the point: I'm not quite sure where to ask this. I have a new port which I feel should be included in the FreeBSD accessibility category, if only because I noticed its absence in searching for it. I've had trouble getting it to port myself, though, and have little real programming experience of the kind it would require. This port is Emacspeak, from http://emacspeak.sf.net. It's a screen reader--though that term isn't really encouraged by the developer--for the Emacs work environment. I'm wondering if anybody on here might be able to help with this porting, or be willing to discuss accessibility of FreeBSD in general. Thanks much for your time, Zack. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with a new port?
Hi, I have a new port which I feel should be included in the FreeBSD accessibility category, if only because I noticed its absence in searching for it. Have you read http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html yet ? I don't use ports myself and never ported anything but I've read that guide a long time ago and to me it seemed quite easy to do. Happy porting. Regards, Robert ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with a new port?
Robert Joosten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have a new port which I feel should be included in the FreeBSD accessibility category, if only because I noticed its absence in searching for it. Have you read http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html yet ? I must confess I haven't. I'll look into it and see what comes up. Currently trying to figure out how to get ports upgraded in a sane fashion as well, as I've noticed some of the packages are quite behind in comparison to the ports they're based on. Thanks, Zack. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help with a new port?
On 2007-11-24 15:24, Zachary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, My name is Zachary Kline, Hi Zachary, Anyway, to get to the point: I'm not quite sure where to ask this. I have a new port which I feel should be included in the FreeBSD accessibility category, [...] This port is Emacspeak, from http://emacspeak.sf.net. It's a screen reader--though that term isn't really encouraged by the developer--for the Emacs work environment. I can help with the integration of the new port. I will have a look at the site of the program, but it would be nice if you sent me any porting details/work you have already. Happy FreeBSD'ing :-) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
