README revision 1.4.2.2
1 1.4.2.2 wrstuden $NetBSD: README,v 1.4.2.2 2008/09/18 04:46:05 wrstuden Exp $ 2 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 3 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Organization of Sources: 4 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 5 1.4.2.2 wrstuden This directory hierarchy is using an organization that separates 6 1.4.2.2 wrstuden source for programs that we have obtained from external third 7 1.4.2.2 wrstuden parties (where NetBSD is not the primary maintainer) from the 8 1.4.2.2 wrstuden system source. 9 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 10 1.4.2.2 wrstuden The hierarchy is grouped by license, and then package per license, 11 1.4.2.2 wrstuden and is organized as follows: 12 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 13 1.4.2.2 wrstuden external/ 14 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 15 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Makefile 16 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Descend into the license sub-directories. 17 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 18 1.4.2.2 wrstuden <license>/ 19 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Per-license sub-directories. 20 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 21 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Makefile 22 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Descend into the package sub-directories. 23 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 24 1.4.2.2 wrstuden <package>/ 25 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Per-package sub-directories. 26 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 27 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Makefile 28 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Build the package. 29 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 30 1.4.2.2 wrstuden dist/ 31 1.4.2.2 wrstuden The third-party source for a given package. 32 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 33 1.4.2.2 wrstuden bin/ 34 1.4.2.2 wrstuden lib/ 35 1.4.2.2 wrstuden sbin/ 36 1.4.2.2 wrstuden BSD makefiles "reach over" from these into 37 1.4.2.2 wrstuden "../dist/". 38 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 39 1.4.2.2 wrstuden This arrangement allows for packages to be easily disabled or 40 1.4.2.2 wrstuden excised as necessary, either on a per-license or per-package basis. 41 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 42 1.4.2.2 wrstuden The licenses currently used are: 43 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 44 1.4.2.2 wrstuden bsd BSD (or equivalent) licensed software, possibly with 45 1.4.2.2 wrstuden the "advertising clause". 46 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 47 1.4.2.2 wrstuden gpl2 GNU Public License, version 2 (or earlier). 48 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 49 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 50 1.4.2.2 wrstuden mit MIT (X11) style license. 51 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 52 1.4.2.2 wrstuden If a package has components covered by different licenses 53 1.4.2.2 wrstuden (for example, GPL2 and the LGPL), use the <license> subdirectory 54 1.4.2.2 wrstuden for the more restrictive license. 55 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 56 1.4.2.2 wrstuden If a package allows the choice of a license to use, we'll 57 1.4.2.2 wrstuden generally use the less restrictive license. 58 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 59 1.4.2.2 wrstuden If in doubt about where a package should be located, please 60 1.4.2.2 wrstuden contact <core (a] NetBSD.org> for advice. 61 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 62 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 63 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Migration Strategy: 64 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 65 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 66 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Eventually src/dist (and associated framework in other base source 67 1.4.2.2 wrstuden directories) and src/gnu will be migrated to this hierarchy. 68 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 69 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 70 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Maintenance Strategy: 71 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 72 1.4.2.2 wrstuden The sources under src/external/<license>/<package>/dist/ are 73 1.4.2.2 wrstuden generally a combination of a published distribution plus changes 74 1.4.2.2 wrstuden that we submit to the maintainers and that are not yet published 75 1.4.2.2 wrstuden by them. 76 1.4.2.2 wrstuden 77 1.4.2.2 wrstuden Make sure all changes made to the external sources are submitted 78 1.4.2.2 wrstuden to the appropriate maintainer, but only after coordinating with 79 1.4.2.2 wrstuden the NetBSD maintainers. 80
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