From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 24 01:04:04 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id BAA22208 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 24 Jan 1995 01:04:04 -0800 Received: from gndrsh.aac.dev.com (gndrsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id BAA22198 for ; Tue, 24 Jan 1995 01:03:55 -0800 Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by gndrsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.8/8.6.6) id JAA09359; Tue, 24 Jan 1995 09:03:27 GMT From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199501240903.JAA09359@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: which release To: laird@mind.net (Alan Laird) Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 09:03:27 +0000 (GMT) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199501240455.UAA13361@one.mind.net> from "Alan Laird" at Jan 23, 95 08:55:25 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1071 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Hello, > > I have been running FreeBSD 2.0.5 for about three weeks now. I am having > some problems compiling programs such as lynx2-3-7 using the freebsd target. > I really like the package but I am looking to reduce the time I spend > building things. Is there a version of FreeBSD that you would recomend as > having the *best* package support? I said *best* because I understand the > nature of this project and I am very excited to have a 4.4 variant on intel > hardware. But, I have been told that I need to get these packages up with > linux if I can't get them up with FreeBSD. I really would rather work on > FreeBSD because I like the clean nature of it vs the dense nature of Linux. Did you try getting the port specifically done for FreeBSD, ie: freebsd.cdrom.com:/pub/FreeBSD/ports/net/lynx That port contains a 19kb patchfile that should probably just your porting work for you. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD