Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:38:09 -0500 (EST) From: doug <doug@fledge.watson.org> To: Peter Vereshagin <peter@vereshagin.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: binary updates for firefox and chromium? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1301311326170.94153@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20130131163225.GJ5719@external.screwed.box> References: <20130131163225.GJ5719@external.screwed.box>
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2013, Peter Vereshagin wrote: > Hello. > > I find it impossible to rebuild the hard but very commonly used packages on > every 'portaudit' notice. > > Impossible in my case means the result is unpredictable and the process is too > long. > > This involves mozilloids and a chromium at the least, needn't to mention the > OOo is a must, too. > > Looking at > > http://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-current/www/ > > I can't find them. FF is v16 there (v18+ is in the ports' head) and no any > chromium. > > Does it mean that if I need the binary-updated firefox and chromium then I > need to use pc-bsd? > > This makes me want even more to install a pc-bsd or the like into the jail > and rolling binary updates there without its GUI. Is there any 'been there, > done that' for the case? I am told that we are close to fixing all the issues that were found from the Nov intrusion. I asked my same source about using parts of PCBSD. The answer I got was the PCBSD package system was not compatible with the FreeBSD package system. This is my understanding so all errors are mine. This is also a plea for people with first hand information to chip in. Thanks.
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