From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 29 13:22:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3610337B401 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 13:22:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com [24.93.67.84]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4932C43F93 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 13:22:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) Received: from creme-brulee.marcuscom.com (rdu57-17-158.nc.rr.com [66.57.17.158])h6TKKT93018786 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:20:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.2.1.4] (vpn-client-4.marcuscom.com [10.2.1.4]) h6TKM49u028492 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:22:04 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from marcus@FreeBSD.org) From: Joe Marcus Clarke To: ports@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <1059333981.795.9.camel@gyros> References: <1059333981.795.9.camel@gyros> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2" Organization: FreeBSD, Inc. Message-Id: <1059510143.778.23.camel@gyros> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.3 Date: 29 Jul 2003 16:22:23 -0400 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-11.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_01,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_XIMIAN autolearn=ham version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: Re: [Follow-up] HEADS UP: RFC: Alternate ports fix for users of older FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:22:25 -0000 --=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2003-07-27 at 15:26, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > For those of you running older versions of FreeBSD ( < 4.7), here is an > alternate fix for the recent port install problem people were seeing.=20 > This fix involves adding a new port, pkg_install, which is a snapshot of > the -CURRENT pkg_install code. This port can change periodically as new > pkg_* features are added that bsd.port.mk depends on. >=20 > I am looking for testers to make sure this works where it needs to. So, > if you're running FreeBSD 4.x < 4.7, please give this a shot. To apply > this fix, do: >=20 > # cd /usr/ports/sysutils > # sh /path/to/pkg_install.sh > # cd /usr/ports > # patch -p < /path/to/bsd.port.mk.diff >=20 > Then try to install some ports. If you really want to make sure > everything is good, you'll back out the bsd.port.mk patches Kris > committed last night, then apply this fix. >=20 > Using this method, we are free to take advantage of more powerful pkg_* > features without the risk of breaking older (yet unsupported) versions > of FreeBSD. This fix represents work done by Oliver Eikemeier > in ports/54478. I have posted fixed versions of these patches to: http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/pkg_install.sh http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/bsd.port.mk.diff Let me know if you have problems getting to them or installing the pkg_install port. Thanks. Joe >=20 > Joe --=20 Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: marcus@FreeBSD.org gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome --=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/Jtd/b2iPiv4Uz4cRAgeVAJ4g4jWdn+1fDZp5O0bUcl7bujby8QCgnOA0 Ywo4ZQhVi9OeSMKZJEoawZc= =mcVB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2--