Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:58:11 +0000 From: "S Roberts" <sroberts84@hotmail.com> To: edwin@mavetju.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.5 Stable - documented Mozilla Upgrade to mozilla 0.9.8 Message-ID: <F166KLpgTFur2iz2Mb1000280ca@hotmail.com>
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Hi Edwin, Thanks for that.., I understand - and will get onto this leter on tonight. Thank you very much for your time and assistance. Stacey >From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> >To: S Roberts <sroberts84@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.5 Stable - documented Mozilla Upgrade to mozilla >0.9.8 >Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 08:52:55 +1100 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [216.136.204.119] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBE3AC2CD00C64004375AD888CC7755FD0; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:53:17 -0800 >Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.18])by >mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPid 2196155D5F; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 >13:46:44 -0800 (PST)(envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 538)id A94E837B400; Mon, >18 Feb 2002 13:53:05 -0800 (PST) >Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by hub.freebsd.org >(Postfix) with SMTPid BD94E2E800C; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:53:04 -0800 (PST) >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (bulk_mailer v1.12); Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:53:04 >-0800 >Received: from topaz.mdcc.cx (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141])by >hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A290F37B41Dfor ><freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:53:01 -0800 (PST) >Received: from k7.mavetju.org (topaz.mdcc.cx [212.204.230.141])by >topaz.mdcc.cx (Postfix) with ESMTPid 19A272B6BE; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:52:59 >+0100 (CET) >Received: by k7.mavetju.org (Postfix, from userid 1001)id 3003830B; Tue, 19 >Feb 2002 08:52:55 +1100 (EST) >From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:53:51 -0800 >Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <20020219085255.E492@k7.mavetju.org> >References: <F130JxLkxxUOka09NmX0000487e@hotmail.com> >User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i >In-Reply-To: <F130JxLkxxUOka09NmX0000487e@hotmail.com>; from >sroberts84@hotmail.com on Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 09:44:50PM +0000 >Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >List-ID: <freebsd-questions.FreeBSD.ORG> >List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/>; (Web Archive) >List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions) >List-Subscribe: ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-questions> >List-Unsubscribe: ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-questions> >X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Precedence: bulk > >On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 09:44:50PM +0000, S Roberts wrote: > > Hi Edwin, > > Thanks for getting back to me, and for the information. > > > > I need to verify the following please: > > >cd /usr/ports/www/mozilla > > >make > > For my benefit, could you explain why a "make" is required at this >point, > > please? > >In every directory in the ports-hierarchy there is a Makefile. This >file describes what has to be done to create this port. To "run" >the Makefile, you have to execute the command make. It will parse >the Makefile and do the following things (in general): >- See if the tarball with the source is on this system and if not, fetch >it. >- Extract the tarball >- Patch the source with some FreeBSD specific issues. >- Run configure to create a makefile for the source. >- Create the executable > >You can do these steps one at a time by specifying a parameter with >the make-command (make fetch, make extract, make patch, make >configure, make build). > >Edwin > >-- >Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org >edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: >------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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