First thing to determine is if all the pices could actually be made to run on freeBSd before even considering a port of it, has anyone gotten OpenNMS to actually run on FreeBSD ?
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 1:34 AM, Wesley Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 01:08:51PM -0500, Paul Schmehl wrote: > > --On Friday, April 11, 2008 10:33:26 -0700 Mark Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> Paul Schmehl wrote: > >>> If you're really serious that you want OpenNMS ported, then it's time > >>> to make your contribution to FreeBSD. :-) Solicit help from other > >>> FreeBSD users who use/want OpenNMS, and work together to distribute > >>> the load and get the job done. There's plenty of people on this list > >>> who can help you when you run into problems. > >>> > >> I couldn't agree more! > >> But for the last statement. I have to say I've been underwhelmed with > the > >> amount of maintainership support I have received from this > >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) list. Perhaps it's just me, I know the ports-mgr > are also > >> very busy. Or in other cases the answer is just unknown. > >> So, as a maintainer I tend to ask google before bugging the list. Is a > >> dedicated maintainer-support list something discussed before? > > If you're having a specific problem with a port you should ask the > maintainer about it. Maintainers are not _required_ to subscribe to > this list, though it is a good idea. If the port is unmaintained you > will either have to ask her for help on what is going wrong or fix it > yourself (sad, but true). We try to be as helpful as possible here but > you can't please everyone all the time. :) > > > I think this *is* the dedicated maintainer-support list. :-) > > > > It's been my experience that most of the questions I ask here are fairly > > dumb and easily answered with a little research. Perhaps that's why > some > > are slow to answer? :-) > > > > I discussed, one time, on this list, updating the porting handbook to > more > > accurately describe the process, but that too requires some work and a > PR, > > so I just haven't gotten to it yet. (Which I suspect is everyone's > > problem.) > > The porter's handbook is a great resource, but it could certainly use > some cleanup and better organization. I'd be happy to work with anyone > interested in brainstorming ideas and getting them implemented. Either > on a new thread or privately. > > > I try to help when I can, but I defer to more knowledgeable folks in > most > > cases. I know that my porting skills have improved greatly since I > first > > started and *much* of what I've learned has come from other ports. If > you > > want to know how to do a port, study the existing ports - especially > ones > > that are fairly complex, because those are *usually* done by very > > knowledgeable people. (Mine are all relatively simple, mind you.) > > Yes, looking at existing ports is a great resource. If they can't give > you the right answer then asking here or Google will certainly get you > the right answer. > > -- WXS > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
