Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 11:48:57 +0200 From: "Corrado Cau" <ccau@itsyn.it> To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Packages Message-ID: <002801bedf27$c162f880$050aa8c0@0>
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I recently downloaded and installed the most recent FreeBSD 4.0 -CURRENT, skipping the packages' download because of the size (I have the latest 3.2 CDROMs). The problem is that some packages (linux_base, in example), are missing from the 3.2 CDs and also that every time FreeBSD 4.0 complains about a previous release packages being used. I'm curios about packages compatibility, 'cause they look almost the same comparing 3.2 and 4.0 1) Can I use the 3.2 packages with FreeBSD 4.0 or am I doing a stupid thing? 2) In case I decide downloading the 4.0-current packages, how can I modify the INDEX file given I'd have to split the packages on a couple of CDs? No Rockridge extensions, please: I don't know how to use it. I don't have any internet link at home on the FreeBSD machine, so I can't simply download what I need when I need it. I have to do that beforehand, then burn a CD and fetch from it. No DOS partitions. BTW, the dependencies among packages are quite difficult to be guessed off-line :-) Thanks in advance, Corrado To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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