Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:18:22 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au> To: anthony@sohopros.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help with ports? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980406221552.24876B-100000@python.shoal.net.au> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980405233557.008fb840@pop.flash.net>
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Worked fine for me. Make sure you are in the /pub/FreeBSD/ports-2.2.5/www dir and not in the netscape4 dir. First I do binary <enter> then get netscape4.tar.gz <enter> seemed to work ok. Andrew Perry > I'm trying to get the port netscape4 from > /pub/FreeBSD/ports-2.2.5/www/. On page 94 > of "The Complete FreeBSD" the author says that > since these are directories you must tell ftp to > automatically to tar and gzip them by > typing get xmbase-...tar.gz. xmbase-grok.tar.gz > is the example he uses in the book. So if I > what to get the port netscape4 I should be > able to type get netscape4.tar.gz. When I try > this I get a error message saying no such file > exist. Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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