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From: Wesley Shields on 25 Apr 2010 22:34
On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 04:51:04PM -0700, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
> I maintain the sysutils/3dm port. The port installs a binary-only
> package provided by 3ware (now LSI). The binary provided is a 5.4-R,
> static-linked binary which requires KSE. Because it's static-linked,
> there is no legacy KSE support workaround.
>
> Yes, LSI is aware of the problem.
> No, they haven't fixed it yet (they don't officially support 8.0).
> No, I can't get source.
> Yes, the port is currently marked BROKEN for RELENG_8 and later.
>
> Here's my dilemna:
>
> If I install the latest version of 3dm2, the port won't run on RELENG_8
> and later. If I install v2.01.09.004 (the last version that doesn't
> require KSE), the port will run on all versions of FreeBSD but lack
> proper support for current-model cards--the 9690 and 9750 series.
>
> Option 1:
>
> Detect the OS version, install the latest version if running <8.x and
> install 2.01.09.004 if >=8.x. I can't find anything in the Porter's
> Handbook that explicitly says NOT to do this. Wesley Shields (wxs) says
> this "seems like a bad idea" without further qualification. The only
> thing I could think of is the automated ports QA and packaging; however,
> those are moot because LSI requires pre-download agreement to a license
> which prohibits redistribution.

That does eliminate a lot of my concern. I didn't really have a
hard-line stance on this. It just struck me as the kind of thing you
want would to do as a last resort only.

Is there any way that libmap.conf can help here?

-- WXS
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From: Darren Pilgrim on 25 Apr 2010 22:54
Wesley Shields wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 04:51:04PM -0700, Darren Pilgrim wrote:
>> Detect the OS version, install the latest version if running <8.x and
>> install 2.01.09.004 if >=8.x. I can't find anything in the Porter's
>> Handbook that explicitly says NOT to do this. Wesley Shields (wxs) says
>> this "seems like a bad idea" without further qualification. The only
>> thing I could think of is the automated ports QA and packaging; however,
>> those are moot because LSI requires pre-download agreement to a license
>> which prohibits redistribution.
>
> That does eliminate a lot of my concern. I didn't really have a
> hard-line stance on this. It just struck me as the kind of thing you
> want would to do as a last resort only.
>
> Is there any way that libmap.conf can help here?

Sadly no. Libmap only applies to dynamic-linked binaries.
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