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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!--
The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD$
-->
<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
xml:id="slow-porting">
<title>Slow Porting</title>
<para>Okay, so it was not that simple, and the port required some
modifications to get it to work. In this section, we will
explain, step by step, how to modify it to get it to work with the
ports paradigm.</para>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-work">
<title>How Things Work</title>
<para>First, this is the sequence of events which occurs when the
user first types <command>make</command> in the port's
directory. Having
<filename>bsd.port.mk</filename> in another window while
reading this really helps to understand it.</para>
<para>But do not worry not many people understand exactly how
<filename>bsd.port.mk</filename> is working...
<!-- smiley --><emphasis>:-)</emphasis></para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>fetch</buildtarget> target is run. The
<buildtarget>fetch</buildtarget> target is responsible for
making sure that the tarball exists locally in
<varname>DISTDIR</varname>. If
<buildtarget>fetch</buildtarget> cannot find the required
files in <varname>DISTDIR</varname> it will look up the URL
<varname>MASTER_SITES</varname>, which is set in the
Makefile, as well as our FTP mirrors where we put distfiles
as backup. It will then attempt to fetch the named
distribution file with <varname>FETCH</varname>, assuming
that the requesting site has direct access to the Internet.
If that succeeds, it will save the file in
<varname>DISTDIR</varname> for future use and
proceed.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>extract</buildtarget> target is run.
It looks for the port's distribution file (typically a
<command>gzip</command>ped tarball) in
<varname>DISTDIR</varname> and unpacks it into a temporary
subdirectory specified by <varname>WRKDIR</varname>
(defaults to <filename>work</filename>).</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>patch</buildtarget> target is run.
First, any patches defined in <varname>PATCHFILES</varname>
are applied. Second, if any patch files named
<filename>patch-<replaceable>*</replaceable></filename> are
found in <varname>PATCHDIR</varname> (defaults to the
<filename>files</filename> subdirectory), they are applied
at this time in alphabetical order.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>configure</buildtarget> target is run.
This can do any one of many different things.</para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>If it exists, <filename>scripts/configure</filename>
is run.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>If <varname>HAS_CONFIGURE</varname> or
<varname>GNU_CONFIGURE</varname> is set,
<filename>WRKSRC/configure</filename> is run.</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>build</buildtarget> target is run.
This is responsible for descending into the port's private
working directory (<varname>WRKSRC</varname>) and building
it.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>stage</buildtarget> target is run.
This puts the final set of built files into a temporary
directory (<varname>STAGEDIR</varname>, see
<xref linkend="staging"/>). The hierarchy of this directory
mirrors that of the system on which the package will be
installed.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>package</buildtarget> target is run.
This creates a package using the files from the temporary
directory created during the
<buildtarget>stage</buildtarget> target and the port's
<filename>pkg-plist</filename>.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <buildtarget>install</buildtarget> target is run.
This installs the package created during the
<buildtarget>package</buildtarget> target into the host
system.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>The above are the default actions. In addition,
define targets
<buildtarget>pre-<replaceable>something</replaceable></buildtarget>
or
<buildtarget>post-<replaceable>something</replaceable></buildtarget>,
or put scripts with those names, in the
<filename>scripts</filename> subdirectory, and they will be
run before or after the default actions are done.</para>
<para>For example, if there is a
<buildtarget>post-extract</buildtarget> target defined in the
<filename>Makefile</filename>, and a file
<filename>pre-build</filename> in the
<filename>scripts</filename> subdirectory, the
<buildtarget>post-extract</buildtarget> target will be called
after the regular extraction actions, and
<filename>pre-build</filename> will be executed before
the default build rules are done. It is recommended to
use <filename>Makefile</filename> targets if the actions are
simple enough, because it will be easier for someone to figure
out what kind of non-default action the port requires.</para>
<para>The default actions are done by the
<buildtarget>do-<replaceable>something</replaceable></buildtarget>
targets from <filename>bsd.port.mk</filename>.
For example, the commands to extract a port are in the target
<buildtarget>do-extract</buildtarget>. If
the default target does not do the job right, redefine the
<buildtarget>do-<replaceable>something</replaceable></buildtarget>
target in the <filename>Makefile</filename>.</para>
<note>
<para>The <quote>main</quote> targets (for example,
<buildtarget>extract</buildtarget>,
<buildtarget>configure</buildtarget>, etc.) do nothing more
than make sure all the stages up to that one are completed and
call the real targets or scripts, and they are not intended to
be changed. To fix the extraction, fix
<buildtarget>do-extract</buildtarget>, but never ever change
the way <buildtarget>extract</buildtarget> operates!
Additionally, the target
<buildtarget>post-deinstall</buildtarget> is invalid and is
not run by the ports infrastructure.</para>
</note>
<para>Now that what goes on when the user types <command>make
install</command> is better understood, let us go through the
recommended steps to create the perfect port.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-sources">
<title>Getting the Original Sources</title>
<para>Get the original sources (normally) as a compressed tarball
(<filename>foo.tar.gz</filename> or
<filename><replaceable>foo</replaceable>.tar.bz2</filename>) and
copy it into <varname>DISTDIR</varname>. Always use
<emphasis>mainstream</emphasis> sources when and where
possible.</para>
<para>Set the variable
<varname>MASTER_SITES</varname> to reflect where the original
tarball resides. Shorthand definitions exist
for most mainstream sites in <filename>bsd.sites.mk</filename>.
Please use these sites—and the associated
definitions—if at all possible, to help avoid the problem
of having the same information repeated over again many times in
the source base. As these sites tend to change over time, this
becomes a maintenance nightmare for everyone involved. See
<xref linkend="makefile-master_sites"/> for details.</para>
<para>If there is no FTP/HTTP site that is well-connected to
the net, or can only find sites that have irritatingly
non-standard formats, put a copy on a reliable
FTP or HTTP server (for example, a home
page).</para>
<para>If a convenient and reliable place to put
the distfile cannot be found, we can <quote>house</quote> it ourselves on
<systemitem>ftp.FreeBSD.org</systemitem>; however, this is the
least-preferred solution. The distfile must be placed into
<filename>~/public_distfiles/</filename> of someone's
<systemitem>freefall</systemitem> account. Ask the person who
commits the port to do this. This person will also set
<varname>MASTER_SITES</varname> to
<literal>LOCAL/<replaceable>username</replaceable></literal>
where <literal><replaceable>username</replaceable></literal> is
their &os; cluster login.</para>
<para>If the port's distfile changes all the time without any
kind of version update by the author, consider putting the
distfile on a home page and listing it as the first
<varname>MASTER_SITES</varname>. Try to talk the
port author out of doing this; it really does help to establish
some kind of source code control. Hosting a specific version will
prevent users from getting
<errorname>checksum mismatch</errorname> errors, and also reduce
the workload of maintainers of our FTP site. Also, if there is
only one master site for the port, it is recommended to
house a backup on a home page and list it as the second
<varname>MASTER_SITES</varname>.</para>
<para>If the port requires some additional `patches' that are
available on the Internet, fetch them too and put them in
<varname>DISTDIR</varname>. Do not worry if they come from a
site other than where the main source tarball comes, we have a
way to handle these situations (see the description of <link
linkend="porting-patchfiles">PATCHFILES</link> below).</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-modifying">
<title>Modifying the Port</title>
<para>Unpack a copy of the tarball in a private directory and make
whatever changes are necessary to get the port to compile
properly under the current version of &os;. Keep
<emphasis>careful track</emphasis> of steps, as they will be
needed to automate the process shortly. Everything, including
the deletion, addition, or modification of files has to be
doable using an automated script or patch file when the port is
finished.</para>
<para>If the port requires significant user
interaction/customization to compile or install, take
a look at one of Larry Wall's classic
<application>Configure</application> scripts and perhaps do
something similar. The goal of the new ports
collection is to make each port as <quote>plug-and-play</quote>
as possible for the end-user while using a minimum of disk
space.</para>
<note>
<para>Unless explicitly stated, patch files, scripts, and other
files created and contributed to the &os; ports
collection are assumed to be covered by the standard BSD
copyright conditions.</para>
</note>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-patch">
<title>Patching</title>
<para>In the preparation of the port, files that have been added
or changed can be recorded with &man.diff.1; for later feeding
to &man.patch.1;. Doing this with a typical file involves
saving a copy of the original file before making any changes
using a <filename>.orig</filename> suffix.</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>cp <replaceable>file</replaceable> <replaceable>file</replaceable>.orig</userinput></screen>
<para>After all changes have been made, <command>cd</command> back
to the port directory. Use <command>make makepatch</command> to
generate updated patch files in the <filename>files</filename>
directory.</para>
<sect2 xml:id="slow-patch-rules">
<title>General Rules for Patching</title>
<para>Patch files are stored in <varname>PATCHDIR</varname>,
usually <filename>files/</filename>, from where they will be
automatically applied. All patches must be relative to
<varname>WRKSRC</varname>. Typically
<varname>WRKSRC</varname> is a subdirectory of
<varname>WRKDIR</varname>, the directory where the distfile is
extracted. Use <command>make -V WRKSRC</command> to see the
actual path. The patch names are to follow these
rules:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>Avoid having more than one patch modify the same file.
For example, having both
<filename>patch-foobar.c</filename> and
<filename>patch-foobar.c2</filename> making changes to
<filename>${WRKSRC}/foobar.c</filename> makes them fragile
and difficult to debug.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>When creating names for patch files, replace each
underscore (<literal>_</literal>) with two underscores
(<literal>__</literal>) and each slash
(<literal>/</literal>) with one underscore
(<literal>_</literal>). For example, to patch a file
named <filename>src/freeglut_joystick.c</filename>, name
the corresponding patch
<filename>patch-src_freeglut__joystick.c</filename>. Do
not name patches like <filename>patch-aa</filename> or
<filename>patch-ab</filename>. Always use the path and
file name in patch names. Using <command>make
makepatch</command> automatically generates the correct
names.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A patch may modify multiple files if the changes are
related and the patch is named appropriately. For
example,
<filename>patch-add-missing-stdlib.h</filename>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Only use characters <literal>[-+._a-zA-Z0-9]</literal>
for naming patches. In particular, <emphasis>do not use
<literal>::</literal> as a path separator,</emphasis>
use <literal>_</literal> instead.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Minimize the amount of non-functional whitespace changes
in patches. It is common in the Open Source world for
projects to share large amounts of a code base, but obey
different style and indenting rules. When taking a working
piece of functionality from one project to fix similar areas
in another, please be careful: the resulting patch may be full
of non-functional changes. It not only increases the size of
the ports repository but makes it hard to find out what
exactly caused the problem and what was changed at all.</para>
<para>If a file must be deleted, do it in the
<buildtarget>post-extract</buildtarget> target rather than as
part of the patch.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="slow-patch-manual">
<title>Manual Patch Generation</title>
<note>
<para>Manual patch creation is usually not necessary.
Automatic patch generation as described earlier in this
section is the preferred method. However, manual patching
may be required occasionally.</para>
</note>
<para>Patches are saved into files named
<filename>patch-*</filename> where
<replaceable>*</replaceable> indicates the pathname of the
file that is patched, such as
<filename>patch-Imakefile</filename> or
<filename>patch-src-config.h</filename>.</para>
<para>After the file has been modified, &man.diff.1; is used to
record the differences between the original and the modified
version. <option>-u</option> causes &man.diff.1; to produce
<quote>unified</quote> diffs, the preferred form.</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>diff -u <replaceable>file</replaceable>.orig <replaceable>file</replaceable> > patch-<replaceable>pathname-file</replaceable></userinput></screen>
<para>When generating patches for new, added files,
<option>-N</option> is used to tell &man.diff.1; to treat the
non-existent original file as if it existed but was
empty:</para>
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>diff -u -N <replaceable>newfile</replaceable>.orig <replaceable>newfile</replaceable> > patch-<replaceable>pathname-newfile</replaceable></userinput></screen>
<para>Do not add <literal>$FreeBSD$</literal> RCS
strings in patches. When patches are added to the
<application>Subversion</application> repository with
<command>svn add</command>, the
<literal>fbsd:nokeywords</literal> property is set to
<literal>yes</literal> automatically so keywords in the patch
are not modified when committed. The property can be added
manually with <command>svn propset fbsd:nokeywords yes
<replaceable>files...</replaceable></command>.</para>
<para>Using the recurse (<option>-r</option>) option to
&man.diff.1; to generate patches is fine, but please look at
the resulting patches to make sure there is no unnecessary
junk in there. In particular, diffs between two backup files,
<filename>Makefile</filename>s when the port uses
<command>Imake</command> or GNU <command>configure</command>,
etc., are unnecessary and have to be deleted. If it was
necessary to edit <filename>configure.in</filename> and run
<command>autoconf</command> to regenerate
<command>configure</command>, do not take the diffs of
<command>configure</command> (it often grows to a few thousand
lines!). Instead, define
<literal>USE_AUTOTOOLS=autoconf:261</literal> and take the
diffs of <filename>configure.in</filename>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 xml:id="slow-patch-automatic-replacements">
<title>Simple Automatic Replacements</title>
<para>Simple replacements can be performed directly from the
port <filename>Makefile</filename> using the in-place mode of
&man.sed.1;. This is useful when changes use the value of a
variable:</para>
<programlisting>post-patch:
@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|for Linux|for FreeBSD|g' ${WRKSRC}/README</programlisting>
<para>Quite often, software being ported uses the CR/LF
convention in source files. This may cause problems with
further patching, compiler warnings, or script execution (like
<literal>/bin/sh^M not found</literal>.) To quickly convert
all files from CR/LF to just LF, add this entry to the port
<filename>Makefile</filename>:</para>
<programlisting>USES= dos2unix</programlisting>
<para>A list of specific files to convert can be given:</para>
<programlisting>USES= dos2unix
DOS2UNIX_FILES= util.c util.h</programlisting>
<para>Use <varname>DOS2UNIX_REGEX</varname> to convert a group
of files across subdirectories. Its argument is a
&man.find.1;-compatible regular expression. More on the
format is in &man.re.format.7;. This option is useful for
converting all files of a given extension. For example,
convert all source code files, leaving binary files
intact:</para>
<programlisting>USES= dos2unix
DOS2UNIX_REGEX= .*\.([ch]|cpp)</programlisting>
<para>A similar option is <varname>DOS2UNIX_GLOB</varname>,
which runs <command>find</command> for each element listed
in it.</para>
<programlisting>USES= dos2unix
DOS2UNIX_GLOB= *.c *.cpp *.h</programlisting>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-configure">
<title>Configuring</title>
<para>Include any additional customization commands in the
<filename>configure</filename> script and save it in the
<filename>scripts</filename> subdirectory. As mentioned above,
it is also possible do this with <filename>Makefile</filename> targets
and/or scripts with the name <filename>pre-configure</filename>
or <filename>post-configure</filename>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="slow-user-input">
<title>Handling User Input</title>
<para>If the port requires user input to build, configure, or
install, set <varname>IS_INTERACTIVE</varname> in the
<filename>Makefile</filename>. This will allow
<quote>overnight builds</quote> to skip it. If the user
sets the variable <envar>BATCH</envar> in his environment (and
if the user sets the variable <envar>INTERACTIVE</envar>, then
<emphasis>only</emphasis> those ports requiring interaction are
built). This will save a lot of wasted time on the set of
machines that continually build ports (see below).</para>
<para>It is also recommended that if there are reasonable default
answers to the questions,
<varname>PACKAGE_BUILDING</varname> be used to turn off the
interactive script when it is set. This will allow us to build
the packages for CDROMs and FTP.</para>
</sect1>
</chapter>
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