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From: interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
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Subject: compiling
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I have heard from many people that compiling software, just software in
general, can prove to be quite difficult on FreeBSD........ is this true?
For example, will ircu2.9.32 or BitchX-70p1 compile right out of the
package?


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