OpenAFS on FreeBSD Progress (Works)

[Palle Girgensohn]

--On fredag, fr 12 dec 2008 21.28.19 +0300 Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> 
wrote:

> Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> writes:
>> "Tony Jago" <afs at spam.t71.org> writes:
>>
>>>>> I'd like to create two separate ports: openafs-server and
>>>>> openafs-client. But I don't know right now how to do it.
>>>
>>> I would also recommend a openafs metaport that combines the client and
>>> the server.
>>
>> What's the purpose of this port? I understand when a big collection
>> of ports (like xorg, gnome, etc.) are combined together.
>
> Replying to myself. Seems I found out why this port may be needed:
> Both server and client have common files (i.e. should be marked
> as have CONFLICTS and can't be installed with each other).

You don't need a meta port, you a client and a server port, and let the 
client install all common files, and let the server depend on the client, 
which is reasonable anyway.

/Palle

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