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authorgdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2022-04-03 13:10:18 +0000
committergdt <gdt@pkgsrc.org>2022-04-03 13:10:18 +0000
commit2e249e0f27b8d7e9d3041e2a8608d859b7702313 (patch)
treee13f353b011d9199c1bedf35fdce37960b38bb99 /bootstrap
parent2c29f8185af0100eda38f39c29e80d2fe7dcee2f (diff)
downloadpkgsrc-2e249e0f27b8d7e9d3041e2a8608d859b7702313.tar.gz
bootstrap: Update platforms section
Minix3 has a user. Combine "almost no users" and "no users"; the point is really the last date we have a report of how it works, and that only takes one person. Adjust/shorten language.
Diffstat (limited to 'bootstrap')
-rw-r--r--bootstrap/README47
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap/README b/bootstrap/README
index aa1bd25fa5b..20cf68c4ac9 100644
--- a/bootstrap/README
+++ b/bootstrap/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$NetBSD: README,v 1.29 2022/04/01 17:19:28 gdt Exp $
+$NetBSD: README,v 1.30 2022/04/03 13:10:18 gdt Exp $
To try to get pkgsrc working on your system, please try the following
as root:
@@ -64,16 +64,14 @@ PER PLATFORM INFORMATION
========================
pkgsrc supports or has supported many operating systems (platforms).
-In general, there is a README.os for each platform that can run
-pkgsrc, explaining particular considerations.
+In general, there is a README.${platform} for each platform that can
+run pkgsrc, explaining particular considerations.
-Because pkgsrc contains many per-platform fixes and accommodations,
-and because the presence of those at times causes more work for
-others, we list platforms according to whether they are in active use.
-(If you feel a platform is miscategorized, send rationale to
-pkgsrc-users@. Include a README.platform with instructions if it is
-missing and you are asserting that there are users. Developers should
-of course feel free to make improvements.)
+Note that pkgsrc contains many per-platform fixes and accommodations,
+and pkgsrc does not always work well on very old platforms. We list
+platforms according to whether they are in active use as a clue to
+whether pkgsrc on that platform is likely to work. Improvements to
+code and documentation are always welcome.
Note that listing a platform as having no users is not a decision to
remove it from pkgsrc; this is merely recording information that
@@ -87,10 +85,10 @@ upstream and the upstream tracker URL included in the patch file or
Makefile.
Platforms are listed by the filename in mk/platform, annotated by the
-README.platform here if different. Platforms with a * are believed to
-be non-working; see the README for the platform for perhaps more
-information. A platform not having a README is a clue that it might
-not work.
+README.platform here if different (which is probably a bug).
+Platforms with a * are believed to be non-working; see the README for
+the platform for perhaps more information. A platform not having a
+README is a clue that it might not work.
Platforms with active use and maintenance
-----------------------------------------
@@ -114,10 +112,11 @@ Platforms believed to have users
OpenBSD
-Platforms with at least a tiny number of users
-----------------------------------------------
+Platforms with at least a small number of users
+-----------------------------------------------
HPUX
+ Minix3
OpenServer5 (SCO OpenServer, platform/SCO_SV.mk)
SCO UnixWare
@@ -128,23 +127,17 @@ Platforms with unknown status
DragonFly (no README)
FreeMiNT (no README)
GNUkFreeBSD
- Minix3
-Platforms believed to have almost no users
-------------------------------------------
+Platforms believed to have no users
+-----------------------------------
AIX (no cwrappers)
+ Bitrig
BSDOS (no README)
+ Haiku
IRIX
Interix
MirBSD
- QNX (no README)
-
-
-Platforms believed to have no users
------------------------------------
-
- Bitrig
- Haiku
* OSF1
+ QNX (no README)