Variable reassignment within a source code package

In the field of scientific research, it is best that we learn to work with others. By doing this, we accept each others' differences and improve our own natural skills.


T here's a wise man I know who is known as Tibby. He's cool and laid back. Tibby does hardware and is excellent at creative physical tasks.

He's also my mentor at times.

So, check this out. We get together at his work place and develop ideas in a way that is so much more than practical.

Now, you are ready for today's lesson.
Variable reassignment within a source code package.
I am doing this from a perspective of a BSD developer, other formats will follow suit.

You will need wget to pull in the source code.
Such as:
mkdir newdirectory
cd newdirectory
wget url://of the source code.that/you need

From here, you will untar and expand the file.

Use "ls - a" and then cd into the package area.
Retype the ls command to see the files and inner directories.

Open a separate terminal and uname -a to see the environment.

This will tell you the OS and architecture.

In the FreeBSD port file configurations, you will need to rewrite the BSD variables and the source code variables.
When the compilation breaks do it over.

Further input on the config files:
You will need to do a visual search for the variables both before and after the build.


Continue to do this until the build is finished or you are at a standstill.


Asking for assistance within the communities.

1.) Mailing lists.
Users lists are for general questions.
Specific lists such as networking, security, and such are for exact questions.
Architecture lists are for development questions.

2.) Forums
Go to the proper forums as directed by your research into the hardware and software communities.
I'll give you a example.
https://forums.freebsd.org
At this site, we Wil look at the different subfora to determine that which we need.

The forum members are cool.

When you join a forum, be respectful of others.
Okay, enjoy your day and take care.