Date: 29 Jul 2003 16:22:23 -0400 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> To: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [Follow-up] HEADS UP: RFC: Alternate ports fix for users of older FreeBSD Message-ID: <1059510143.778.23.camel@gyros> In-Reply-To: <1059333981.795.9.camel@gyros> References: <1059333981.795.9.camel@gyros>
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--=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2003-07-27 at 15:26, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > For those of you running older versions of FreeBSD ( < 4.7), here is an > alternate fix for the recent port install problem people were seeing.=20 > This fix involves adding a new port, pkg_install, which is a snapshot of > the -CURRENT pkg_install code. This port can change periodically as new > pkg_* features are added that bsd.port.mk depends on. >=20 > I am looking for testers to make sure this works where it needs to. So, > if you're running FreeBSD 4.x < 4.7, please give this a shot. To apply > this fix, do: >=20 > # cd /usr/ports/sysutils > # sh /path/to/pkg_install.sh > # cd /usr/ports > # patch -p < /path/to/bsd.port.mk.diff >=20 > Then try to install some ports. If you really want to make sure > everything is good, you'll back out the bsd.port.mk patches Kris > committed last night, then apply this fix. >=20 > Using this method, we are free to take advantage of more powerful pkg_* > features without the risk of breaking older (yet unsupported) versions > of FreeBSD. This fix represents work done by Oliver Eikemeier > <eikemeier@fillmore-labs.com> in ports/54478. I have posted fixed versions of these patches to: http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/pkg_install.sh http://www.marcuscom.com/downloads/bsd.port.mk.diff Let me know if you have problems getting to them or installing the pkg_install port. Thanks. Joe >=20 > Joe --=20 Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: marcus@FreeBSD.org gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome --=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/Jtd/b2iPiv4Uz4cRAgeVAJ4g4jWdn+1fDZp5O0bUcl7bujby8QCgnOA0 Ywo4ZQhVi9OeSMKZJEoawZc= =mcVB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-pWPxf+Qtg91D1++/7nS2--
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