Sigil port to FreeBSD?

signum · 04-24-2015, 03:26 PM

The latest official port of Sigil to FreeBSD I could find was 0.6.0 to some unknown (to me, at least) FreeBSD distribution. Of course, I would like to find a port of Sigil 0.8.6 to FreeBSD 10.1, but consider the chances remote.

Does anybody know of a port of a more recent version (than 0.6.0) of Sigil to a current or near-current FreeBSD?

If I have to do it myself, does anybody know of any do-it-yourself "how-to" instructions to port Sigil to FreeBSD?

Any other ideas on how to get to using Sigil on FreeBSD?

Toxaris · 04-24-2015, 03:44 PM

Can you not compile the linux version on FreeBSD?

DiapDealer · 04-24-2015, 03:51 PM

I've never tried it, but if it won't build right out of the box, I don't think it would take much tweaking. Most of the cross-platform cmake stuff is based on a system being: Apple, Windows, or (IS UNIX but NOT APPLE).

The problem might be getting a recent enough version of cmake or Qt5 for BSD. I could be wrong though ... FreshPorts looks like its on Qt5.4.1.

Katsunami · 05-03-2015, 05:49 PM

Maybe a statically linked Linux-version of Sigil would run on FreeBSD by just copy/pasting the files after building the program. FreeBSD has a Linux compatibility layer built in.

(It would create one huge, gigantic *4#

$%@$

of an executable though.)

signum · 05-05-2015, 07:20 PM

That's a good idea. I could see cross-compiling and uploading over my LAN. Do you think the statically-linked program would be large enough to require a 64-bit address space? Does the Linux Compatability Layer even support 64-bit addresses? 32-bit addresses go up to, what, 3GB or so?

There's also an old version of Calibre out there, ported to Freebsd. It's 32-bit only and is the last version of Calibre before Qt5. I infer from this that 64-bit and Qt5 are each difficult to implement.

eschwartz · 05-05-2015, 08:08 PM

Perhaps these people who keep porting applications should think of contributing those changes upstream.

Could save a lot of fuss down the line, if upstream supported the ports.

Katsunami · 05-06-2015, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signum

That's a good idea. I could see cross-compiling and uploading over my LAN. Do you think the statically-linked program would be large enough to require a 64-bit address space? Does the Linux Compatability Layer even support 64-bit addresses? 32-bit addresses go up to, what, 3GB or so?

There's also an old version of Calibre out there, ported to Freebsd. It's 32-bit only and is the last version of Calibre before Qt5. I infer from this that 64-bit and Qt5 are each difficult to implement.

I don't know. I'd love to use FreeBSD on a desktop, but too much stuff (drivers, applications) is not ported. Therefore my experience with FreeBSD outside the server realm is limited, and the stuff I do use on it is always in the ports collection.

04-24-2015, 03:26 PM	#1
signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	Sigil port to FreeBSD? The latest official port of Sigil to FreeBSD I could find was 0.6.0 to some unknown (to me, at least) FreeBSD distribution. Of course, I would like to find a port of Sigil 0.8.6 to FreeBSD 10.1, but consider the chances remote. Does anybody know of a port of a more recent version (than 0.6.0) of Sigil to a current or near-current FreeBSD? If I have to do it myself, does anybody know of any do-it-yourself "how-to" instructions to port Sigil to FreeBSD? Any other ideas on how to get to using Sigil on FreeBSD?

04-24-2015, 03:51 PM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,336 Karma: 203719142 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've never tried it, but if it won't build right out of the box, I don't think it would take much tweaking. Most of the cross-platform cmake stuff is based on a system being: Apple, Windows, or (IS UNIX but NOT APPLE). The problem might be getting a recent enough version of cmake or Qt5 for BSD. I could be wrong though ... FreshPorts looks like its on Qt5.4.1. Last edited by DiapDealer; 04-24-2015 at 03:56 PM.

05-03-2015, 05:49 PM	#4
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Maybe a statically linked Linux-version of Sigil would run on FreeBSD by just copy/pasting the files after building the program. FreeBSD has a Linux compatibility layer built in. (It would create one huge, gigantic *4#$%@$ of an executable though.)

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Can you not compile the linux version on FreeBSD?

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signum Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 64428 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: none	That's a good idea. I could see cross-compiling and uploading over my LAN. Do you think the statically-linked program would be large enough to require a 64-bit address space? Does the Linux Compatability Layer even support 64-bit addresses? 32-bit addresses go up to, what, 3GB or so? There's also an old version of Calibre out there, ported to Freebsd. It's 32-bit only and is the last version of Calibre before Qt5. I infer from this that 64-bit and Qt5 are each difficult to implement.

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Perhaps these people who keep porting applications should think of contributing those changes upstream. Could save a lot of fuss down the line, if upstream supported the ports.

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