Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 09:45:07 +0100 From: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> To: "'Leo Papandreou'" <leo@talcom.net> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Has lesstif been dropped from the packages Message-ID: <DD2AB7991BC6D211988E00A024AC583B5DF97B@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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Hi Leo, Lesstif _used_ to be a package in 2.2.8 and before. That's my point, i.e. It was a package in previous releases, but it's not anymore. In fact, you can download FreeBSD executables (tar.gz) for the latest lesstif from www.lesstif.org which actually has the +CONTENTS, +DESC etc. files within it, so the pkg_add command actually works. Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Leo Papandreou [SMTP:leo@talcom.net] > Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 2:35 AM > To: Bond, Jeffery > Subject: Re: Has lesstif been dropped from the packages > > On Thu, May 20, 1999 at 10:21:47AM +0100, Bond, Jeffery wrote: > > Hi Doug, > > > > I've just had a look on > > ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/3.2-RELEASE/packages/All and lesstif is > > definitely missing. > > Its not a package, its a port. A package requires bundling the > executeable which is not always possible due to licensing re- > strictions. > > > I know I can get it from www.lesstif.org, but that's not > > my point. > > My point has always been if everyone in the world gave me one thin > dime, I'd be rich. > > > > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 12:00 AM > > > To: Bond, Jeffery > > > Cc: 'FreeBSD questions' > > > Subject: Re: Has lesstif been dropped from the packages > > > > > > On Wed, 19 May 1999, Bond, Jeffery wrote: > > > > > > > I've just looked at the 'packages' distribution for 3.1-RELEASE and > > > > 3.2-RELEASE on a mirror of ftp.cdrom.com (sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk) and > > > lesstif > > > > seems to be missing. Has it been dropped from the distribution? > > > > > > No, some packages cannot be distributed due to license restrictions. > The > > > lesstif port should still be around. > > > > > > Doug White > > > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve > > > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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