On 2008-05-09 at 16:48:11 [+0200], scott mc <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We now have access to the ports site, > http://ports.haiku-files.org > So if we'd like, we can post binaries of completed ports there. Not > sure if/when we want to do this, but we now have the space to do it. > Would the preferred method for this be to have symlinked folders in a > zip file that are labeled "drop file here", so people would just unzip > the file wherever and then drag the built files to the specific "drop > folder" and they are good to go. > Opinions? This method is OK, if there are no more than one or two directories where to install stuff, but it will be more than that for most ports. I'm undecided what method is the best: .pkg, Haiku-style packages, or LibPak packages. CU, Ingo -- BePorts homepage - http://tools.assembla.com/BePorts List archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/beports Administrative contact: brecht@xxxxxxxxxxx