Creating a port for non-free software

[Marcus Calhoun-Lopez]

It would have to be something akin to the oracle-instantclient port, in which the user is responsible for putting the files in the correct location.
This is also how FreeBSD apparently supports GAMESS.

-Marcus


> On Oct 23, 2018, at 7:35 PM, Chris Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> As i understand it reading the links below the user has to register themselves, name and email etc., in order to get a password to allow access to the downloads. I don’t really see how this is compatible with macports, how would you integrate this into the port file ? 
> 
> Chris 
> 
>> On 24 Oct 2018, at 2:24 am, Marcus Calhoun-Lopez <mcalhoun at macports.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Recently, there was a request to create a port for a software package called GAMESS [1].
>> After a little research, I found out that GAMESS is *not* free software [2].
>> Moreover, downloading GAMESS requires registration, and neither the source nor the binary can be redistributed [3].
>> I believe there is precedent for such a port [4], but I was wondering if fit within the ethos of MacPorts.
>> I have no personal need for the GAMESS, but if, as suggested by the reporter, it would be useful to others, I can put a little time into it.
>> 
>> If there is no way we can support such a setup, we should probably close the ticket as wontfix.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Marcus
>> 
>> [1] https://trac.macports.org/ticket/57395
>> [2] https://www.msg.chem.iastate.edu/gamess/License_Agreement.html
>> [3] https://www.msg.chem.iastate.edu/gamess/download.html
>> [4] https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/databases/oracle-instantclient/Portfile
>