Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:56:18 -0400 From: "Michael R. Wayne" <freebsd07@wayne47.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking 6.4 make source for ports Message-ID: <20120620185618.GC42080@manor.msen.com> In-Reply-To: <op.wf60domq8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local> References: <20120620045759.GY42080@manor.msen.com> <op.wf60domq8527sy@ronaldradial.versatec.local>
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On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:26:02AM +0200, Ronald Klop wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:57:59 +0200, Michael R. Wayne > <freebsd07@wayne47.com> wrote: > > >Google is littered with messages from people who have 6.3 systems > >and can no longer upgrade ports. It appears that a recent change > >requires the version of make from 6.4. > > > >While it would be ideal if freebsd.org would build a 6.4 make on a > >6.3 system and pseudo-officially support it, a reasonable alternative > >would be a simple way to download just the files required to build > >the 6.4 version of make on 6.3. > > > >Any possibility to get this tossed on a site someplace? > > Do you have a problem yourself or did you just found some messages on > google? Have the problem myself. There are ports with security vulnerabilities and the recent change broke make for ports. I went to Google and found lots of other people with the same problem. The suggested fix is to use the make from 6.4. Hence my request. > I presume you are running 6.3 yourself. Why don't you upgrade the OS to > 6.4 or 7+, but you do upgrade the ports on an unsupported OS? Upgrading a port can be done without rebooting the machine. Upgrading the O/S is a MUCH more major undertaking and is almost never a "clean" process. Plus the time investment multiplied by many machines is huge (and dreaded). So, any chance of getting a 6.4 make compiled for 6.3?
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