Bug 183105

Summary: new port: misc/ppiled controls leds connected to parallel port
Product: Ports & Packages Reporter: kuzvesov
Component: Individual Port(s)Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs (Nobody) <ports-bugs>
Status: Closed Overcome By Events    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: marino
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   
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Description Flags
file.shar none

Description kuzvesov 2013-10-19 18:10:01 UTC 
I've got a home server running FreeBSD, the server is headless and since
that I need some simple way to indicate: there's a problem that needs an
attention (e.g. hdd failure, hdd smart bad, network failure, and so on).
A bunch of LEDs, each indicating it's own problem, connected to parallel
port is a perfect solution.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any built-in way to control the LEDs.
'Echo smth > /dev/lptX' says 'device is busy', grounding BUSY line on
device side doesn't help. 'Echo smth > /dev/ppiX' says nothing, but it
also does nothing. And I couldn't find a FreeBSD port, that solves my task.

So, I'm offering this port - a command line tool to switch connected to
parallel port LEDs.

Fix: Patch attached with submission follows:
Comment 1 John Marino freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2014-08-07 14:07:14 UTC 
Hi, if you are still interested in having this port in FreeBSD, it needs to be reworked to support stage.  
See http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-announce/2014-May/000080.html


Additionally, you need to provide some sort of quality assurance.    
In order of preference, we are looking for:

1) "poudriere testport" or "poudriere bulk -t" logs
2) Redports or tinderbox logs

Please provide an updated shar file and attach a test log.  Alternatively, please indicate if you are no longer interested in having this software in the Ports Collection and that we can close the PR.

Thanks!
Comment 2 kuzvesov 2014-08-09 02:21:54 UTC 
> Please provide an updated shar file and attach a test log.  Alternatively,
> please indicate if you are no longer interested in having this software in
> the Ports Collection and that we can close the PR.

I still want this port to be in the ports collection, or, maybe, some other port, that provides parallel port control from comman line. So, I will provide everything required, but not now - at the moment I have more serious things to do, such as find a new job.

Thanks!
Comment 3 John Marino freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2014-08-24 18:42:25 UTC 
Okay, good luck!
FYI, there is going to be a sweep on old "new port" PRs that are dormant, so you probably want to find some time before then to update the PR so it doesn't get closed.  (although you can always just re-open it when you are ready if that happens)
Comment 4 John Marino freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2014-09-30 17:10:30 UTC 
Just reopen this PR if you have a new submission.
Hope the job hunt went well.