PC-BSD

Please post a new thread per application in this category. Post details on your PBI and known bugs if needed. PBI inspectors will test your ported application and report any problems here. As soon as the PBI is reported to meet the quality requirements, the PBI file will be added to the master mirror and the thread will be moved to the Approved PBI Software category.

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• Name of application
  
• Vendor
  
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• Summary (used for search results)
  
• Description
  
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Thank you

Who are the PBI inspectors ?

What are the "specification" of a good and working pbi ?

Anyone can become a PBI inspector
Some of them are listed here: http://www.pcbsd.org/?p=team

Also, I have made up a list of requirements above, please review it and we can change it to our to opinion of all of us

I'd say add python and perl to that since they are apart of the PC-BSD install. + It makes as much sense to include them in a PBI that needs them as it would to include a JRE in every Javapp.PBI.

Linkage to some seriously good PBI Development doc's would be sweet too.

I didn't include Python and Perl, as they're part of PC-BSD, but LinuxCompat and Java aren't.

So Python and Perl will always be apart of PC-BSD while the licenses permit ?

Most probably yes. I don't imagine removing them.

What about comparable languages that are not installed but have no license issues like Java ? /lang/ruby18 comes to mind

It needs to be considered as a separate dependency, like when you install Ruby on Rails on Windows, you need to install Ruby first.

But does that mean a Ruby/Perl/Python/e.t.c. PBI could use pkg_add to install it even without



Which would also ivalidate the Linux ABI and Realplayer PBI's - Yes I know I'm just a bastard about technicalites. But I also read my license agreements in detail inless it's a license in a can (like GPLv2).

Doing other wise with a lang pbi, i.e. self contained. Would be pointless as the uninstall script would have to check if someone installed the lang in question via ports/pkg and just delete /Programs and leave the rest alone. The user would have to install the lang from ports even with a PBI installed when using the ports collection or package system. Thus introducing a bollocking moement for PBI makers and ports/pkg users.

You don't have to install Perl or Python as they're already on the default system. Ruby needs to be installed using a separate PBI.

By pkg_add or symlinking and making sure you don't step on ports toes.


YES, I am a bastard poster form heck. (Wants it in clear writing for all people who view the thread/future docs so they just get it right the first time).

I'd like to see in PBI PBI creator name or at least link to creator homepage. Then I don't have to search PBIdir for information. And every PBI should got sha256 authenticity control mechanism- so you can check if this PBI is actually made by this PBI creator or made by cracker/backdoormaker.

WOW !! I wrote about this to GON about 6 months AGO ,
I'm happy, very happy, that the PC-BSD Quality man sharing my same idea !!!

Bye

PS. Where is the link to upload the files on the server?.

Bye

Yeah it redirects to the forum hehe.

Most upload sites I've been to only let you upload them for 30-days of inactivity before they get dumped out.