Re: Request to package: cvsup
Quoting "Marcelo E. Magallon" <mmagallo@efis.ucr.ac.cr>:
> Well, I got curious about this cvsup program, looked at the website, read
> some about it. It's impressive. And it would be _really_ useful. Reading
> the install docs, PM3[1] might be a better bet than DEC SRC. Looked at
> that, but it's a 26 MB download -- that's a no-can-do at the moment for me.
>
> Reading PM3's installation guide, the initial package _will_ be a PITA:
>
> | Bootstrap Source Installation
> |
> | The bootstrap for a platform contains the assembly source for all the
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | files comprising m3build and m3ship, and suitable makefiles. The PATH and
> | LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variables need to be set properly as in the
> | previous sections. You may then customize the top level bootstrap
> makefile
> | Makefile if needed, customize the compiler configuration files in
> | m3config/src, select the packages to compile in src/m3makefile, and then
> | proceed with the compilation and installation (make). The WWW download
> | menu allows one to download the bootstrap and source as a single file.
>
> followed by:
>
> | Source only Installation
> |
> | For a source only distribution, you need a compatible version of m3build
> | and m3ship already installed. The PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment
> | variables also need to be set properly as explained in the previous
> | section. You may then customize the compiler configuration files in
> | m3config/src, select the packages to compile in src/PACKAGES, and then
> | proceed with the compilation and installation (m3build). Typically the
> | source is downloaded through the WWW download menu, and the ftp transfer
> | may be omitted from the following procedure.
>
> After getting the initial compiler right, this should not be more complex
> than other compiler's pacakges. The real challenge will be compiling this
> for architechtures other than i386...
>
> Anyone here wants to give it a try?
>
>
> Marcelo
>
> [1] http://m3.polymtl.ca/m3/
>
>
Well I'm also interested in cvsup and I work somewhat with Michel
Dagenais, the author it seems, altough we never meet [but it's just a
question of time -- we're live in the same town and he's on the board
of the Montreal's LUG, Linux-Quebec]. I can make a try on it, especially
since connection will be quite fine here.
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