Need help with a port

[Martin Wilke]

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On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 07:16:37PM -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote:
> --On December 18, 2009 5:10:39 PM -0600 Greg Larkin <glarkin at FreeBSD.org> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > "make -V BINMODE" returns "555", so as long as you're OK with those
> > permissions, I would say using the ${BINMODE} macro is preferable.
> > Otherwise, there's no issue with you using the correct permissions value
> > (755, +x, etc.) for your situation.
> >
> > If you're having difficulty getting your port committed because you have
> > a construct that is used in many other ports, I think you can ask for
> > portmgr's opinion.  They will certainly resolve the issue for you.
> > IMHO, I don't see any problem with what you're doing.
> >
> > If your committer has not responded to you in some number of weeks, you
> > can also ask portmgr to reassign the port back to the pool or to another
> > willing committer.
> >
> 
> My committer asked:
> 
> > Why is necessary chmod to 755? Why need it?
> 
> I answered:
> 
> > Because the install-sh script has incorrect permissions and generates an 
> error if you don't set them correctly.
> 
> The committer submitted my response to another person who wrote:
> 
> > I'm sorry that's the wrong way to fix that, the premission problem come
> > from the configure script, run in the same problem a year ago. Check
> > games/wormux-devel there is a fix for the same problem maybe you can
> > take the same way.
> 
> I asked for clarification about a month ago. I looked at the port he 
> referred to, but I don't see how it applies to my situation.  So I stated 
> that and asked for help.  None has been forthcoming, but I haven't pushed 
> it either.  I know everyone is busy.  I certainly am.  And we're all 
> volunteers as well.  So, I'm not complaining.  I just want to understand 
> what the right way is to solve this particular problem and get the port 
> committed.
> 
> I've cc'd both of them as well as portmgr.  I'll do whatever I'm told to 
> do.

Hi Paul,

I'm sorry, sylivo@ is still on wedding vacation,
his inet access is very limited for this time.
I already wrote to you on 18 DEC after getting
your FW: ...

- - Martin

PS:
portmgr isn't necessarily here.

> 
> Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already
> obvious, my opinions are my own
> and not those of my employer.
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