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Date:      Sun, 20 Sep 1998 09:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>
To:        Steve Pyrros <steve@megacom.com.au>
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ports not available on 2.2.7
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9809200951540.23449-100000@redfish>
In-Reply-To: <000701bde4ad$bef14540$0cb91ecb@office>

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On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Steve Pyrros wrote:

> Please excuse my ignorance on freebsd.
> I have version 2.2.7 and I have installed the ports.
> I can see the ports in /usr/ports
> I cant make any of the ports. For example kermit.
> It's there as /usr/ports/comms/kermit
> I type make; make install and the make program searches the CDROM, fails in the search and then tries to ftp the file from the net, of which I haven't and dont wish to connect at this time.
> My question is are the ports on the CDROM and if so where?
> I have searched all 4 CDROMs with no luck.

kermit can not be distributed on the CDROMs because of its license
agreement, as indicated in the Makefile:

RESTRICTED=     "'No redistribution' copyright"

You have to get it from the listed ftp sites yourself.


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