Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 22:21:45 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: marc@cyberswinger.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ISIS-freeWAIS installation Message-ID: <199607122221.WAA02520@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <31E5A9C0.712B@cyberswinger.com> (message from marc on Thu, 11 Jul 1996 18:26:24 -0700)
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>>>>> marc <marc@cyberswinger.com> writes: > I've been having problems getting the clients to work after compiling > free-WAIS-0.5 (not able to create socket connection when using waisq, > no response from waisserver), and am looking for any suggestions/tips > on what might have caused this. Was the WAIS server running? Are the files it needs in the place it expects to find them? > The waisq/waisserver clients did work at first, but the sockets problem > arrived and I have had no luck since. Hmm. Maybe a case of the TIME_WAIT problem? (If you close a connection to a server, it will not accept another connection from a client with the same port/IP number combo for a few minutes). (*) > I just downloaded the ISIS-freeWAIS-0.5-FreeBSD package but notice that > there are no Makefiles for FreeBSD (v 2.1). Same problem for > free-WAIS-0.5 also. What Makefile should I use? Is bsdi safe? As a rule of thumb, if a program doesn't directly support FreeBSD, its support for NetBSD, BSDI or BSD4.4 (or even BSD4.3) is a good place to start. You will probably find it useful to read the Handbook entry on how to prepare a port (even if you're not thinking of submitting your work as an actual port, there are some useful tips there). (*) Warning - slightly over-simplistic explanation -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/
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