Date: 13 Jul 1999 08:31:30 +0900 From: sada@rr.IIJ4U.OR.JP (SADA Kenji) To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Cc: star@iwl.net, sada@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netscape 4.6.1. ports Message-ID: <19990712233130.1951.sada@rr.iij4u.or.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 13 Jul 1999 03:42:39 JST". <199907121842.NAA05168@star1.iwl.net>
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>> Hello Sada,
Hi, star :)
From next time, please send such questions to ports-ML.
Here we write one article and could help many.
>> I'm trying to install the Netscape Navigator 4.6.1 port on a FreeBSD 2.2.8
>> system.
>>
>> The port lists you as maintainer.
>>
>> I don't really need Communicator, but I loaded it since the
>> Makefile for Navigator includes the Makefile for Communicator 4.6.1.
In that case you should exptract www/netscape{4-communicator,
46-{communicator,navigator}} .
>> Incidentally, the Communicator 4.6.1 makefile has a date of 1997
>> and "thepish" as maintainer, although it does indicate version "4.6+".
You must misfiled the ports skeleton. Latest Makefile has a tag:
# $Id: Makefile,v 1.44 1999/07/01 23:36:29 sada Exp $
FYI: `Date created' field shows created date of original skeleton,
maybe version 4.5.
FYI2: I've sent a mail to thepish about changing maintainer,
but it was bounced X-(
>> Anyway, the Communicator 4.6.1 Makefile includes the makefile for
>> "netscape4-communicator" via a "MASTERDIR" definition.
>> That makefile looks for communicator 4.0.7 distribution, which is no longer
>> found on the Netscape FTP site as listed in the Makefile.
It's also obsolete. Current version of www/netscape4-communicator is 4.08.
>> I thought you would want to know that your port wasn't working.
>> The port for Navigator version 4.5.1 worked fine.
Please note:
* Netscape navigator 4.61 port is for ports-current now.
Even 3.2-RELEASE is too old and has no guarantee.
You could check it at:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/www/netscape46-communicator/Makefile
As a suggestion:
* Some user runs Navigator 4.61 port on 2.2.8-RELEASE.
This is completely no guaranteed and you must put it into practice
by yourself. Probably you have to pkg_add the upgrade kit package
at least.
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Andy
Thanks for the report :)
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