(GSoC 2015) Parallel ports build and installation => paraports

[rank1seeker at gmail.com]

Hello,

I've posted this last week @hackers and was advised to repost on this
list.

So, ...
It is application for configuring, fetching, building and installing software (ports) on FreeBSD
It provides a safe way for building AND installation of several ports simultaneously by taking care of order of dependencies.
Each build process is independent of others with it's own dir where output (separated in 2 files, one for STDOUT and second for STDERR) is stored in case if build error occurs.

Number of simultaneous builds depends on chosen amount of jobs, which defaults to 2 jobs per core.
1 core CPU performed fastest with 2 jobs = 2 simultaneous builds
Allows multicore machines to use all its potential

It also supports building AND installation in DESTDIR, which is demonstrated in video below.
With -e flag enables all '-o' installed origins in rc.conf

Best part => whole implementation is solely based on FreeBSD's base userland tools
/bin/sh (+awk/sed/etc ...)


To cut it short, here is unfinished working code: (because I could type and type lengthy description and am short on time)
http://www.starforce.biz/paraports.mp4

I'll respond to questions (I bet it'll start with "why so much in configs").
;)


Mentor:
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I would prefer to get mentor during this week.
I understand theirs time is tight for mentorship, so it is a plus that I already have a working code demonstrated above and also understand whole process, so mentor's time consumption will be minimal.

Thanks in advance.

PS: I'm not subscribed to port's list, only @hackers, so keep me in To:, Cc:, ...


Domagoj Smolčić