Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:09:46 +0930 From: Adam Smith <adam@internode.com.au> To: Your Name <bg271828@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating Emacs without installing X? Message-ID: <20040814033946.GD11063@internode.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20040814033546.13866.qmail@web53407.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040814033546.13866.qmail@web53407.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 08:35:46PM -0700, Your Name said: > i have a server that's running FreeBSD 4.7 and the security patches are > up to date but most software hasn't been upgraded in a long time. im > trying to do some basic maintenance and there are some problems. > > First i want to upgrade Emacs from an older version, but when i try to do > this from ports it starts trying to install a whole bunch of X stuff. > This is just a server box, and i dont want to have _any_ X running on it. > Is there a way i can get Emacs current? i didn't originally set this > machine up, but Emacs is installed from Ports and theres no X on the > machine, so i dont know how it was originally done. Set WITHOUT_X11=true on your make command, or set the same flag in /etc/make.conf which will pass it to all future makes. By the way, your emails are coming through with your first and last name set to "Your Name." -- Adam Smith Internode : http://www.internode.on.net Phone : (08) 8228 2999 Dog for sale: Eats lots and is fond of children.
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