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Date:      Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:34:40 -0500
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing binary packages
Message-ID:  <200702211034.41274.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <b9e283430702201249h30ee3b56r33a3ee9ede88856e@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <b9e283430702201249h30ee3b56r33a3ee9ede88856e@mail.gmail.com>

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On Tuesday 20 February 2007 15:49, Rafael Ruiz wrote:
> Hi!
> I have just to install FreeBSD/alpha 6.0 on my AlphaStation 255/300.
> Installation process was correct, but i can not to install binary packages
> for X (Xorg and application).
> 
> I have checked ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/alpha/packages and there no
> exists any package. Is alpha package removed from ftp servers?

Probably.  There have also been issues building packages for Alpha the past
few releases, so there may not have been any pre-built packages.  You can
still build them from ports however.

-- 
John Baldwin



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