Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 09:49:46 -0400 From: Shiva Subramanian <shiva@subbu.us> To: Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, netchild@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: lame-3.99.5 Message-ID: <CAFO=jm4pCxgaST6Kda8W5pVpGGbMNRJ_67RBSODzos2m8n4JAQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1uS98vD5REtLMs8Fsa8DmHnfP-cri3PLHoTxh5-XmUGpw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFO=jm4=yuFP3oKeLVGZUSWryE7pzomCuKTrrfsSuje=0Umm7A@mail.gmail.com> <CAN6yY1uS98vD5REtLMs8Fsa8DmHnfP-cri3PLHoTxh5-XmUGpw@mail.gmail.com>
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I was able to compile from the sources and thanks for the insight. still getting acclimated to freebsd :) if there is anything I can do to help, please do let me know. Best Shiva On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Shiva Subramanian <shiva@subbu.us> wrote: > > hi there - when trying to install lame on my fresh new freebsd - I get > the > > following error msg. Anything I can do to help resolve? > > > > murugan02# pkg_add -r lame > > Error: Unable to get > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.0-release/Latest/lame.tbz > : > > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access) > > pkg_add: unable to fetch ' > > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/amd64/packages-9.0-release/Latest/lame.tbz > ' > > by URL > > I don't believe that lame is ever packaged for legal reasons. You will > need to build it yourself, if you want it. Binary distribution would > require FreeBSD to license it (clearly a non-starter), so there is > none. lame is not unique in this regard. > -- > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com > -- Shiva (404) 798-2449 www.linkedin.com/in/subramanian
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