From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 1 23:00:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B70E016A4CE for ; Sat, 1 Nov 2003 23:00:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from arrow.velocet.net (ptr.akibako.net [216.138.223.232]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D926943F85 for ; Sat, 1 Nov 2003 23:00:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from willyyam@sillyrabbi.dyndns.org) Received: from sillyrabbi.dyndns.org (H241.C230.tor.velocet.net [216.138.230.241]) by arrow.velocet.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA25C5866 for ; Sun, 2 Nov 2003 02:00:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from willyyam by sillyrabbi.dyndns.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 1AGCEE-0007OJ-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 02 Nov 2003 02:00:50 -0500 Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 02:00:50 -0500 From: William O'Higgins To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031102070050.GA28349@sillyrabbi.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: William O'Higgins Subject: hacking broken ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 07:00:30 -0000 I was trying to build mplayer tonight, and I ran into a problem with net/liveMedia. The port that I've got calls for the build done on 10.24.2003. This file was unavailable on *any* of the listed mirrors, with the closest match being one built on 10.30.2003. I got around this problem by putting the file into /usr/ports/distfiles, and then modifying two files in /usr/ports/net/liveMedia; Makefile and distfile. I found that there was only on reference to the filename in the Makefile, so I changed it, and then I generated an MD5 on the file that I had and put it into distfile. After all of that foolishness mplayer built just fine. My question is this; am I on the right track, or am I going to screw something up if I keep using this slash-and-burn method? I'm new to FBSD (and *NIX), but this method seemed like it'd work. I'd just hate to do something that's going to bite me in the ass later on. Also, what do I have to do to the permissions of /dev/dvd so that I can open a DVD in userspace. Right now I have to sudo mplayer to watch a movie, and that seems silly. Thanks. -- yours, William