[haiku-development] Re: yasm-0.8.0

  • From: Urias McCullough <umccullough@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:24:59 -0700

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2009-04-24 at 19:19:08 [+0200], Matt Madia <mattmadia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Disreali <mdisreali@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> Looks like the yasm 0.7.2 didn't have it either, but
>> >> the yasm 0.7.1
>> >> did in here:
>> >> http://haiku-files.org/files/optional-packages/yasm-0.7.1-gcc2-2008-10-01.zip
>> >>
>> >> If I get a chance, I'll add that file to the package
>> >> later on. (I'll
>> >> cross-post this on haiku-ports later as well)
>> >>
>> >> - Urias
>> >
>> > This build of yasm was done simply to help me re-learn how to compile
>> > things on Haiku/BeOS. Where can I find info on making
>> > OptionalPakageDescription files?
>>
>> It's a simple text file.  check out the archive of yasm mentioned above.
>> I'm really not certain how the build system handles it or what it does
>> with it though.
>
> All .OptionalPackageDescriptions are concatenated and added as attribute (or
> resource?) to AboutSystem, which displays some information (copyright, 
> license)
> of those packages.

I have now added similar .OptionalPackageDescription files to both the
0.7.2 and 0.8.0 versions of Yasm on the haiku-files.org site. Please
verify that the license information has not changed, I left it as-is
between the 3 versions, only changing the version and copyright dates
accordingly.

- Urias

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