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From: Chris Rees on 22 Sep 2009 10:49 Dear all, I'm working on rescuing scilab's port (math/scilab), but it seems the latest version depends on loads of java packages that don't seem to have corresponding ports. Is the correct procedure for me to: - Create a new port for each java package or - Somehow automatically download each java package to install along with the scilab port? There's a distinct lack of ports for java, so I'm worried I'm doing it wrong.... Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports(a)freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe(a)freebsd.org"
From: "b. f." on 22 Sep 2009 14:41 >Dear all, > >I'm working on rescuing scilab's port (math/scilab), but it seems the >latest version depends on loads of java packages that don't seem to >have corresponding ports. > >Is the correct procedure for me to: > >- Create a new port for each java package > >or > >- Somehow automatically download each java package to install along >with the scilab port? > If I recall correctly, it is only the GUI for the new version that relies upon the Java software, and you can for the moment just use the bundled prerequisites distfiles: http://www.scilab.org/download/5.1.1/prerequirements-scilab-5.1.1-src.tar.gz http://www.scilab.org/download/5.1.1/prerequirements-scilab-5.1.1-x86_64-src.tar.gz and just lump that software in them that isn't already in Ports with the rest of scilab (offset with a WITH_GUI option, of course, so people can opt out), for the sake of convenience, until there is enough interest in the individual pieces to split them out to separate ports. I made a port months ago without the GUI. BTW, I thought you had taken up the maintainership of Scilab4. Last time I asked, some users wanted to keep that port so they didn't have to fool around with Java, and despite the fact that there was no maintainer, I don't think they will be happy to see the old version disappear entirely, the assertions of the GCC maintainer run amok notwithstanding. A new port is probably in order. I had some old patches somewhere to fix the old version for amd64. I'll see if I can dig them up when I have a moment. b. >There's a distinct lack of ports for java, so I'm worried I'm doing it wrong.... > >Chris _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports(a)freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe(a)freebsd.org"
From: utisoft on 22 Sep 2009 16:37 On 22 Sep 2009 19:41, "bf" <bf1783(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > >Dear all, > > > >I'm working on rescuing scilab's port (math/scilab), but it seems the > >latest version depends on loads of java packages that don't seem to > >have corresponding ports. > > > >Is the correct procedure for me to: > > > >- Create a new port for each java package > > > >or > > > >- Somehow automatically download each java package to install along > >with the scilab port? > > > If I recall correctly, it is only the GUI for the new version that > relies upon the Java software, and you can for the moment just use the > bundled prerequisites distfiles: > http://www.scilab.org/download/5.1.1/prerequirements-scilab-5.1.1-src.tar.gz > http://www.scilab.org/download/5.1.1/prerequirements-scilab-5.1.1-x86_64-src.tar.gz > and just lump that software in them that isn't already in Ports with > the rest of scilab (offset with a WITH_GUI option, of course, so > people can opt out), for the sake of convenience, until there is > enough interest in the individual pieces to split them out to separate > ports. I made a port months ago without the GUI. BTW, I thought you > had taken up the maintainership of Scilab4. Last time I asked, some > users wanted to keep that port so they didn't have to fool around with > Java, and despite the fact that there was no maintainer, I don't think > they will be happy to see the old version disappear entirely, the > assertions of the GCC maintainer run amok notwithstanding. A new port > is probably in order. I had some old patches somewhere to fix the old > version for amd64. I'll see if I can dig them up when I have a > moment. > b. Thanks for that, I've gone and made four new ports before I got your reply! Never mind, I suppose I could just submit those and depend on them, I think they should do well. I'll submit this as scilab5 when it's done, but I'll look at making some OPTIONS to change some configure args; it is possible to disable the GUI, as you've discovered. Was Scilab 4's GUI not based on Java then? Chris _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports(a)freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe(a)freebsd.org"
From: "b. f." on 22 Sep 2009 16:49 On 9/22/09, utisoft(a)googlemail.com <utisoft(a)googlemail.com> wrote: .... > > Thanks for that, I've gone and made four new ports before I got your reply! Well, at that rate you may as well do them all. ;) > Never mind, I suppose I could just submit those and depend on them, I think > they should do well. I'll submit this as scilab5 when it's done, but I'll > look at making some OPTIONS to change some configure args; it is possible > to disable the GUI, as you've discovered. > > Was Scilab 4's GUI not based on Java then? No, it's "official" GUI was tk-based -- not very slick, but easy to change and not resource-hungry. They also distributed a GTK+-2-based GUI. A lot of the effort behind the new version seems to have gone into the Java GUI and graphics -- I hope it was worth the trouble, but I suspect otherwise. b. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports(a)freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe(a)freebsd.org"
From: utisoft on 22 Sep 2009 17:49 On 22 Sep 2009 21:48, "bf" <bf1783(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > On 9/22/09, utisoft(a)googlemail.com utisoft(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > ... > > > > Thanks for that, I've gone and made four new ports before I got your > reply! > Well, at that rate you may as well do them all. ;) Done! > > Never mind, I suppose I could just submit those and depend on them, I > think > > they should do well. I'll submit this as scilab5 when it's done, but > I'll > > look at making some OPTIONS to change some configure args; it is > possible > > to disable the GUI, as you've discovered. > > > > Was Scilab 4's GUI not based on Java then? > No, it's "official" GUI was tk-based -- not very slick, but easy to > change and not resource-hungry. They also distributed a GTK+-2-based > GUI. A lot of the effort behind the new version seems to have gone > into the Java GUI and graphics -- I hope it was worth the trouble, > but I suspect otherwise. We'll find out soon, hopefully! Chris _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports(a)freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe(a)freebsd.org"
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