[MacPorts] #19430: [port base] port build standalone binaries pkg / dmg

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#19430: [port base] port build standalone binaries pkg / dmg
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 Reporter:  andre.mueller@…                |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  enhancement                    |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  High                           |   Milestone:  Port Enhancements                    
Component:  base                           |     Version:  1.7.1                                
 Keywords:                                 |        Port:                                       
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 Hello

 First thanks for all the work with macports!

 As macports user I would like to submit the following enhancement request.

 These days I have to deploy server MacOSX Servers Leopard and for this
 deployment I needed also the three small tools logrotate, webalizer,
 iftop. So it was obvious to build these three tools once as standalone
 binary packages on a dmg image on my administration system in order to
 avoid the installation of macports base and XCode on every single server.

 On the macports guide (3.4.2. Binary
 Packages[http://guide.macports.org/#using.binaries.binary-packages]) I
 found the appropriate commands. Unfortunately with these commands, needed
 libs for the mentioned ports are not included with the pkg, even not with
 the command option "port mdmg ...", a command option somebody of the
 "bug"-staff mentioned to use.

 So for webalizer and logrotate I had to copy over the appropriate libs
 manually and for iftop I had also to copy to the target systems
 "/opt/local/share/terminfo". May be I have missed some important
 information, in order all needed libs would be included in the build
 standalone packages - but I found nothing appropriate on the email lists
 etc.

 Short I think, that it would be very necessary for standalone packages
 that all required libs and other files are build and included with the
 packages. Only in this way a deployment with out an installed macports
 base or XCode is possible.

 Many thanks and with best regards,

 André Müller

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19430>
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