Date: 05 Feb 2002 11:01:37 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My first FreeBSD question (ports and versions) Message-ID: <44wuxrncim.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <001501c1ae5d$f10235d0$6d01a8c0@CITYMOUSE> References: <001501c1ae5d$f10235d0$6d01a8c0@CITYMOUSE>
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"GB" <gregbrooks@blue-mouse.com> writes: > When trying to make either PHP4 or mod_PHP, I run into trouble with > pdflib. The version in the ports tree is older than what I've been able > to find for download, so the make of pdflib dies and the only way to > move forward is to make PHP without the pdflib support. > > The core questions: > > * How do I solve this single discrepancy? (Just download the most > current pdflib and install manually?) That's an option, but then you're on your own with any problems that come up. > * Is there a way to update the ports tree that will include > latest-and-greatest versions? I've read up on cvsup (including Sue's > excellent explanation on this list) and feel like I may be missing > something -- is a variant of portsupgrade the answer? Portupgrade helps with upgrading your *installed* ports, but you still want to cvsup first. > Perhaps there's a problem with later versions of pdflib, since I > downloaded the 4.5 release ISO and it was still pointing to 3.x, rather > than the current 4.02. pdflib 4.0.2 has been added to the ports tree within the last few days. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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