Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 17:59:34 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: bsd.port.mk Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960923175825.14648A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.960922143939.31943C-100000@packet.eng.umd.edu>
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On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Chuck Robey wrote: > Something I've noticed recently, involving the additions of the INSTALL_ > macros to bsd.port.mk ... using these macros is making installation fail > on ports that are built on earlier systems, that aren't using the latest > version of bsd.port.mk. > > I don't want to suggest that we take the macros out, because I don't want > to limit progress. What I want everyone to notice is that this failure > might exist, and that I have experimented (with the help of people that > have earlier systems) and I know that using an updated version of > bsd.port.mk on, say, 2.1.5 or 2.1.0 or even earlier systems has no ill > effect, and does fix the problem. > > So, if you find that your favorite port isn't building, consider ftp'ing > an up to date copy of /usr/share/bsd.port.mk from your favorite mirror. > Especially if the failure is on install. How about copying this over to the -stable mailing list and/or the -stable maintainer and have it officialy introduced into the -stable tree? Sander > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD > (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > >
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