Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 20:20:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Christophe Brajon <avenirint@hol.fr> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compatibility between releases of freeBSD ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970709201757.4768O-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <33C3D51E.4203@hol.fr>
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On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Christophe Brajon wrote: > I have recently imported the port for xcannon game. When we executed > the program our file system /usr/bin has been completely destroyed. > Thanks to the brave old Unix (and Free-BSD) we recovered from this > painfull situation. > However we now hesitate to import any more ports from the Free-BSD ftp > site, being afraid of a similar punishment! > Our release is Free BSD 2.1.6 and we would like to know whether it is > possible to install any POSTERIOR ports release software version. > We've never had a report like this, not a single one. Since we don't have a port of the xcannon game, this makes me doubly skeptical about your claim. Could you maybe be just a little more complete in describing where you got the software and what you did that caused all that lossage? > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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