Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:23:51 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> To: David Benfell <benfell@parts-unknown.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: switching from ports to pkg -- mailman group mismatch Message-ID: <5480D0E7.60103@bluerosetech.com> In-Reply-To: <20141204164259.GA45875@home.parts-unknown.org> References: <20141204045849.GA4247@home.parts-unknown.org> <5480846B.9090908@bluerosetech.com> <20141204164259.GA45875@home.parts-unknown.org>
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On 12/4/2014 8:42 AM, David Benfell wrote: > On Thu, Dec 04, 2014 at 07:57:31AM -0800, Darren Pilgrim wrote: >> On 12/3/2014 8:58 PM, David Benfell wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm having to give up on ports. Way too many are broken. >>> >>> So now I'm trying to fix mailman and it's stupid group mismatch error. >>> >>> Nothing I'm finding on the web is offering a fix that actually works. >>> How do I fix it? >> >> Did you look at the Mailman FAQ? http://goo.gl/MlPNkO >> >> The pkg is compiled with the default values shown in the port's Makefile. > > I found a problem when, in desperation, I recompiled the port. > > There, it says that the pkg assumes sendmail: I use postfix. That likely means mailman assumes there's a sendmail program it can use for mail injection. Does it "just work" if you tell postfix to activate itself in mailer.conf? > Second, I now find myself in a situation where some software must be > installed with pkg and some must be installed from ports. If it's just > mailman, that's one thing. If it becomes a bunch of packages, I have a > real mess on my hands. It's fine to mix them. I have a handful of ports on everyt system I have to compile myself--mostly because I want them linked to the ports OpenSSL, but there are some that need non-default values. I just keep them locked so a pkg-upgrade doesn't touch them. If you end up with a lot of compiled ports, set up poudrerie. > I've seen the advice about sticking with default choices in > configuring port installations. If you can have any choices you like > as long as they're the defaults, then what, really, is the point of > having ports? Where did you see this advice? About all that happens is pkg will report "options changed" and want to reinstall it from the package. Pkg-lock is your friend.
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