From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 9 03:55:29 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29A6816A41F; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 03:55:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com [68.99.120.78]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7481543D45; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 03:55:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20050909035527.TOGY3140.lakecmmtao04.coxmail.com@dns1>; Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:55:27 -0400 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:51:12 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200509081705.41876.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200509081734.33077.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050909024832.GB26409@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20050909024832.GB26409@odin.ac.hmc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-6" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200509082051.13636.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Brooks Davis , Johann Visagie Subject: Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:55:29 -0000 On Thursday 08 September 2005 19:48, the author Brooks Davis contributed to the dialogue on- Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query: >On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:34:32PM -0700, Vizion wrote: >> On Thursday 08 September 2005 17:23, you wrote: >> >On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:05:41PM -0700, Vizion wrote: >> >> The makefile has the following lines: >> >> >> >> PHPBBDIR= ${WWWDOCROOT}/${PHPBBURL} >> >> PKGOPTS= ${FILESDIR}/pkg-opts >> >> EXCEPTFILES= ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/install.php \ >> >> ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/upgrade.php \ >> >> ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/update_to_latest.php >> >> >> >> In my case DocumentRoot is: >> >> WWWDOCROOT?= /usr2/virtualwebs >> >> used to doing it might be willing to make such a change and commit > >That would be breaking the Makefile, not fixing it. Realistly, if you >want to use a non-standard file system layout, you shouldn't use the >port. Humph -- well I thought most large scale virtual webs are set up outside main /usr/local - admittedly many use simlinks but I thought not when the sever operates as a farm...which is why apache allows for data paths separtely /usr/loca >Just do a "make depends" in the phpbb port directory to get the >pieces you need, and then install phpbb by hand. Most php apps are >pretty trivial to install if you know how to configure a web server and >database. I have now found an even more serious problem phpbb is NOT compatible with php5 -- which opens a whole can of worms... I am trying for an alternative Thank yo so much for your time -- it is much appreciated David >P.S. Please stop randomly cross posting your messages. It just wastes >people's time. Sorry about that -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.