Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:34:02 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: www/flock port fails to install Message-ID: <447ifoktxh.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20080327144016.GA7684@demeter.hydra> (Chad Perrin's message of "Thu\, 27 Mar 2008 08\:40\:16 -0600") References: <20080128094841.GA714@demeter.hydra> <1201517827.1126.1.camel@freesbie.oetsel.org> <20080128064146.081fec61@scorpio> <20080128114849.GA2002@demeter.hydra> <20080327144016.GA7684@demeter.hydra>
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Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> writes: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:48:49AM -0700, Chad Perrin wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 06:41:46AM -0500, Gerard wrote: >> > On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:57:07 +0100 >> > Pieter Baele <pieter.baele@telenet.be> wrote: >> > > >> > > When there are (security) vulnerabilities, ports won't install. >> > > You can override this, but I don't remember how. >> > > (and I don't want to know it as I trust FreeBSD package >> > > maintainers ;-) >> > >> > Place this in the /etc/make.conf file: >> > >> > DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES=yes >> > >> > Use at your own peril. >> >> Considering there is a version 1.0.7 of Flock, and the security warning >> is for versions < 1.0.2, my preference would be to simply install a >> secure version (preferably without having to rely on Linux compatibility >> libraries). Is this not currently possible in FreeBSD for some reason? > > Since I didn't get a response to this question before, I figured I'd just > call attention to it again. Does anyone know of any reason there > shouldn't be a version of www/flock newer than 1.0.2 in ports? Try asking the maintainer.
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