request for a new port + package

[Julian Elischer]

On 9/4/18 7:15 pm, Eugene Grosbein wrote:
> On 09.04.2018 14:16, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
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>> how do i place a request for a new port + package?
>> the sources for my requested tool are available at
>> http://www.t3x.org/files/zenlisp.zip and the author of that tool has
>> granted permission to move it from the existing "public domain" license
>> to any "bsdl" license.
> The package is created automatically once new port is created and added
> to FreeBSD Ports collection. You can create and submit new port yourself,
> just read https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/

It seems to me that the description of what to do to make a port
is somewhat recursive by which I mean you need to understand
what it says before you read it. if you don't already know the jargon,
it is all Greek. (Apologies to any Greeks on the list).
I think it would be a pretty cool project to write a tool that asks
lots of questions and then eventually spits out a port Makefile.
it could allow the user to browse to places and then analyse the
links used etc.
I think the port writer's handbook is a bit intimidating to new ports 
submitters.


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