On 22 Sep 2009 19:41, "bf" <[email protected]> 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 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
