Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:39:09 +0100 From: Matthias Andree <mandree@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: smartmontools-5.39.1 Message-ID: <4B9C05FD.8000208@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <944FDB46CD4445AEB2BF82702BD1BD7F@bkubesa> References: <944FDB46CD4445AEB2BF82702BD1BD7F@bkubesa>
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Am 13.03.2010 17:42, schrieb Ing. Bc. Bøetislav Kubesa: > I can't compile latest version at all, was not able to find any guide on > internet.... maybe FBSD 5.4 is not supported anymore? > Version smartmontools-5.38_8 is working fine on BSD 5.4, tested compile on > FBSD 6.2 and it's fine as well...so it's maybe incompatible with this old > version, althoght it's the only one port not working on this system at this > moment. Hi Bøetislav, smartmontools needs to talk to the IDE/SATA/SCSI/SAT drivers, and as such it requires particular interfaces that may have been added to FreeBSD 6.X; or it may be that FreeBSD 5.X has deliberately been removed by someone. I can't say which is true, because I haven't investigated closely. FreeBSD 5.X isn't supported by the FreeBSD security team, or by the FreeBSD ports system, any more. The oldest supported release is 6.4, see <http://www.freebsd.org/security/#sup>; -- and I'd say it's advisable to upgrade to that (that also applies to the 6.2 computer you're using: consider upgrading). In my experience, the 5.X -> 6.X upgrades have been painless, but be sure to backup your data first and adhere to the upgrade documentation that comes with the new FreeBSD release, or as in the FreeBSD Handbook. HTH Matthias Andree
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