Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:48:36 -0400 From: "Bryan C. Everly" <bryan@bceassociates.com> To: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: n00b problem installing postfix package Message-ID: <CAKTdruYwkRz2Hi9Zwhm88Q-ByrsZ8PAqpj_N=L-iT1WuOxQHuA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5281c1c4-0577-71b0-cb90-c8276b59bea0@gmx.de> References: <CAKTdruaHZGYM31PP2hk0umacLLyCsamFJGAf==fsq=c2---X8w@mail.gmail.com> <5281c1c4-0577-71b0-cb90-c8276b59bea0@gmx.de>
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Thank you for the help! On Sep 14, 2016 2:45 PM, "olli hauer" <ohauer@gmx.de> wrote: > On 2016-09-14 19:11, Bryan C. Everly wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to set up a new 10.3 server that includes postfix and > > majordomo for a BUG I'm trying to get off the ground. I'm normally an > > OpenBSD guy but I thought I'd give it a try on FreeBSD. > > > > Anyhow, I'm wanting to follow this guide: > > > > http://www.area536.com/projects/complete-freebsd- > mail-server/postfix-youve-got-incoming/ > > > > And I'm failing right out of the gate because I can't find postfix when > I do: > > > > # pkg install postfix > > > > It says there isn't a package with that name. When I check > > freshports, I see that there indeed is: > > > > https://www.freshports.org/mail/postfix/ > > > > Is there something I have to do to get things pointed at the "right" > > package source like I do in OpenBSD (PKG_PATH)? I was able to install > > apache and some other stuff just fine the way I currently have things > > configured FWIW. > > > > Sorry in advance if this is a dumb question but I really could use the > help. > > > > Thanks, > > Bryan > > Hi Bryan, > > there was an issue with the port on the quarterly branch, and quarterly is > also the default for pkg (see pkg -vv) > > Looking at pkg.freebsd.org it seems postfix is missing but postfix211 and > postfix-current are available. > Even the port is already fixed in quarterly, the build is already finished > or running at the moment, so the port will be missing until the next run. > > It should be no problem to install now postfix-current, and in a few days > after the next build was running swap to postfix (simply run a pkg delete > postfix-current and pkg install postfix, I'm doing this often to test new > current versions) > > -- > olli >
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