XXXsrc is a DIY package management system that supports 26 platforms including Linux, BSDs, and legacy Unix systems. It provides over 3,000 pre-built packages that can be easily built and installed across platforms. Notable changes in 2016 include fixes to PHP extensions and Fcitx, importing updated versions of MATE and CDE desktop environments, and improvements to tools, conditional distfiles, and the bootstrap process. The future of XXXsrc is uncertain as the report questions what it is and who still uses it.

1. XXXsrc 2016
the record of the past year
OBATA Akio
May. 22, 2016
1st XXXsrc report

2. What is XXXsrc
goodbye pkgsrc
unfixed tree name
no organization
DIY
easy to build & install
cross platform
rolling release
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3. Supported Platforms
26 platforms
AIX, Bitrig, BSD/OS, Cygwin, Mac OS X,
DragonFly, FreeBSD, FreeMiNT, GNU/Hurd,
GNU/kFreeBSD, HP-UX, Haiku, IRIX, Interix,
Linux, Minix, MirBSD, MSYS2, NetBSD, OSF1,
OpenBSD, QNX, SCO OpenServer, SkyOS,
SunOS, UnixWare
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4. Supported Compilers
Compaq C Compilers (ccc)
Clang C and Objective-C compiler (clang)
Intel C++ Compiler (icc)
SGI IRIS Development Option cc (ido)
GNU Compiler Collection (gcc)
HP-UX C/aC++ compilers (hp)
Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPSpro (mipspro)
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5. Supported Compilers
Portable C Compiler (pcc)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. WorkShip/Forte/
Sun ONE Studio (sunpro)
IBM's XL C/C++ compiler suite (xlc)
compiler cache (ccache)
distributed C/C++ (distcc)
Fortran 77 to C compiler (f2c)
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6. MSYS2 support
rely on Cygwin support
with its clean up & fixes
usable than Cygwin
no multi user support
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7. SkyOS support
rely on Haiku support
with its clean up & fixes
buggy beta OS!
No multi-user support
disabled for OS beta test
strange file system
unmatched runtime and develop env
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8. GNU/Hurd support
tested on Debian GNU/Hurd
prepare unlimited resource limits
found a glibc bug...
07 21

9. Other platforms
MinGW?
I want to use Windows
No thanks to Linux
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10. Notable Changes of Packages
What's up?
Topics
09 21

11. PHP extensions
fix to install header files
unkown about historic PHP4
add auto register support
orderd issue may remain
10 21

12. Fcitx
Updated to latest release
Added bunch of lang modules
sent patches to upstreams
almost accepted
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13. MATE desktop
imported v1.10
updated to v1.14
with freedesktop fixes/updates
sent patches to upstreams
almost accepted
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14. CDE
fix motif package
imported v2.2.3
not sent patches yet
pain...
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15. bmake
use posix_spawn if available
much portability fixes
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16. re-bootstrap support
"bootstrap --update"
resolve chicken-and-egg
no bootstrap kit support
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17. ICON theme cache
fix broken handling
gtk2+ v.s gtk3+
correct redundant handling
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18. Tools improvements
add some tools support
easy to prefer package's one
incompat buitin platforms list support
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19. conditional distfiles
easy to add distfiles
easy to specify SITES
don't miss in "distinfo"
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20. patch in distfile
use with patch set tarball
apply in "patch" phase
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21. fix uid/gid range
avoid to mix
normal users
package users
specify uid/gid range
500..999 by default
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22. never MATOME
What is XXXsrc?
Who is still using it?
Will be discontinued?
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