Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 16:01:46 -0800 From: Everett F Batey <efb@cotdazr.org> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re FETCH .. distfiles/ .. Was Re: Mutt mail, DISTFILES/module/.. Message-ID: <19971028160146.64257@cotdazr.org> In-Reply-To: <34564967.220D@barcode.co.il>; from Nadav Eiron on Tue, Oct 28, 1997 at 10:21:59PM %2B0200 References: <19971028200935.15931.qmail@cotdazr.org> <34564967.220D@barcode.co.il>
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Nadav, F.Bsd team .. FIXED able to make MUTT for FB205 On Tue, Oct 28, 1997 at 10:21:59PM +0200, Nadav Eiron wrote: > efb@cotdazr.org wrote: > > Nadav, et al, > > <E> on my F.Bsd 2.0.5 not having fetch to make mutt-pgp (YES I am resident > > <E> Examining pre-fetch...non-existent...non-existent and no sources... > > > > <E> I GUESS I am (1) using an obsolete FTP that finds a "-o" option I > > > > <N> No. IIRC, fetch(1) was introduced with 2.1.5R. You can look at the > > <N> man pages available on the web site to check out its options. If > > <N> your only problem is with fetching the distribution files, simply > > <N> download the files required (which you'll find in the port's > > <N> Makefile) by hand and place them in /usr/ports/distfiles. The > > <N> makefile tries there before it attempts to fetch from the net. RIGHT .. But for us who did not design it .. my right answer was .. MOVE the module .. here mutt-0.84.tar.gz .. TO the SUBDIRECTORY .. /usr/ports/distfiles/mutt .. NOT TO /usr/ports/distfiles as I mis- understood .. NOW .. even though the SGML to HTML step failed in the Make .. I have .. yes thank you a working mutt .. thanks .. this is really so much better .. fast too .. > > HAS NOT CHANGED ... with adding mutt-0.84.tar.gz (429976) to > > /usr/ports/distfiles > > ========================================================================== > > <E> ftp: illegal option -- o > > <E> usage: ftp [-dginptv] [host [port]] STILL would be nice to have a clue how to just get the pieces of fetch to build it here on older Free BSDs .. AGAIN THANKS /Ev/ + http://www.cotdazr.org efb@cotdazr.org -- WA6CRE -- http://www.gitt.gov + + Beep: 805.655.2017 Vmail: 805.340.6471+5, 800.545.6998 USN: 805.982.7180 +
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