[MacPorts] SummerOfCode modified

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Fri Mar 25 02:45:55 PDT 2011


Changed page "SummerOfCode" by afb at macports.org from 83.248.163.52*
Page URL: <https://trac.macports.org/wiki/SummerOfCode>
Diff URL: <https://trac.macports.org/wiki/SummerOfCode?action=diff&version=159>
Revision 159
Comment: update the GSoC 2007 "binaries" project

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 ==== Binaries ==== #binaries
 
-MacPorts project does not provide binaries yet (installation of software without compiling them). This project consists in working in concert (or cooperatively) with whomever does (virtual chroot) to setup a mechanism to automatically build packages, send reports on failures and implement a distribution mechanisms to allow users to fetch binary packages. This task could extend to support universal binaries, cross-testing (building on an intel box and testing on a powerpc box) and extending the livecheck mechanism to automatically send reports when ports are updated.
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-This also includes to cleanly separate building software from installing it, using "real"
-binary packages.
+MacPorts project does not provide binaries yet (installation of pre-compiled software without compiling from source). This project consists of the setup of a chroot mechanism to automatically build packages, send reports on failures and implement a distribution mechanism to allow users to fetch compressed and signed binary packages. This task could extend to support universal binaries, multiple variants, and cross-testing (building on one box and testing on another).
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+This also includes to cleanly separate building software from installing it, by using binary archives. For this, a PkgIndex is needed that in addition to the PortIndex information also contains the binary versions needed and available. The installation from binary (port -b) should be able to cooperate with the installation from source (port -s). Additionally, a pkg(1) command could be developed that would allow to install from packages only without needing Xcode or the ports tree.
 
 See also [wiki:MPAB MacPorts AutoBuild].
 

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