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Date:      Tue, 18 Apr 2000 23:14:13 -0800 (AKDT)
From:      peter stern <peter@65north.com>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>
Cc:        chuckr@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Port: xpdf-0.90
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004182313410.3730-100000@jago.65north.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004182159550.303-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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Thanks very much for the fast resolution.

peter

On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Chuck Robey wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, peter stern wrote:
> 
> > Are there any known problems with the xpdf in ports in the 3.4 release?
> > I can't get it
> > to compile. The configuration hangs during checking 
> > 
> > configure:2854: checking whether external symbols need an underscore
> > prefix
> > configure:2873: cc -o conftest -O -pipe   conftest.c conftest_asm.s 
> > 1>&5
> > (end of "config.log")
> 
> Yeah, there's something wrong with the t1libs port.
> 
> I get kinda steamed when folks make changes in my ports without asking me,
> and then expect me to maintain those non-trivial changes.  That's what
> happened with xpdf ... I can't remember who added the dependency on
> devel/t1libs, but when it broke (and it did) it took t1libs with it.
> 
> It's been fixed now, go get a new copy of the t1libs port, and use
> that.  xpdf works just fine.
> 
> To tell you the truth, I'm to blame, I should have gone ahead and fixed
> t1libs, because my being bent out of shape doesn't justify my leaving you
> guys hanging, on an important port.
> 
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > peter
> > 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Chuck Robey            | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD,
> chuckr@picnic.mat.net  | electronics, communications, and signal processing.
> 
> New Year's Resolution:  I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up
> fictitious words in the dictionary.
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> 
> 



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