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Date:      Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:57:28 +0100
From:      Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net>
To:        Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@alcnet.com>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk
Subject:   Re: More Press
Message-ID:  <19990913155728.D89466@florence.pavilion.net>
In-Reply-To: <004401befdf6$fe71b700$291c453f@kbyanc.alcnet.com>
References:  <bulk.2573.19990913061751@hub.freebsd.org> <004401befdf6$fe71b700$291c453f@kbyanc.alcnet.com>

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On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 10:48:07AM -0400, Kelly Yancey wrote:
> 
>   If you haven't already, I've just about finished a port for this (it is
> pretty nifty). The only problem I have currently is that I have to fetch 2
> files for the port (the file listed above, as well as
> http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/vroot.h). Without making a separate
> port just for vroot.h, if there a way to have the port fetch 2 files? Should
> I just list it using PATCH_SITES/PATCHFILES even though it isn't really a
> patch? Other than that I have to write a few patches of my own (the netscape
> source segfaults if no command is given and apparently presumes netscape
> 1.1). If I can find out the answer to fetching the 2 files, I'll send-pr the
> port right away.
> 

Take a look at the XFree86 port in x11.  That fetches two large tarballs, and
therefore probably does the right thing.

Joe
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