Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:15:58 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: "Jesse D. Troy" <jtroy@vt.edu> Cc: Soren Dossing <sauber@netcom.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netscape Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970217181435.28631A-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <3308EFEC.167EB0E7@vt.edu>
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997, Jesse D. Troy wrote: > Soren Dossing wrote: > > > > Install from the ports collection (don't download from netscape), and > > follow the instructions about the mkfontdir etc. > > > > Soren > > > The netscape port in the 2.1.6R ports collection is old. The version > of netscape it looks for (3.05b) doesn't appear to be on Netscape's ftp > sites anymore. I did notice however, that the ports collection for > FreeBSD current has an updated Netscape port (3.01). I don't know if > this port will work for 2.1.6R though.... It works for 2.1.5. You have to hack the Makefile and a few other files in the ports directory to get it to build, IIRC, but it's minor enough that I was able to do it, even though I don't know make syntax. 3.01 works appreciably better than 3.05b, too. > > -Jesse > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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