Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 13:24:12 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, Joel Sutton <jsutton@bbcon.com.au>, freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux convert... Message-ID: <19991010132411.A315@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19991009181219.A20278@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910061503120.3043-100000@stargate.home> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910060118260.8080-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> <19991006234303.A28145@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> <19991007204945.A817@marder-1> <19991009181219.A20278@catkin.nothing-going-on.org>
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On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 06:12:19PM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote: > On Thu, Oct 07, 1999 at 08:49:45PM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 11:43:03PM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 01:20:26AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > Ah, you aren't familiar with the FreeBSD much hyped > > > > (or maybe not hyped enough... hrm) "make world" facility. > > > > > > > > http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html > > > > > > For future reference: the version of this that's now in the Handbook > > > is the canonical version. The URL above will (this weekend) be replaced > > > with a pointer to the Handbook. > > > > > > > I used this doc when I did my first cvsup src-all. One thing that > > should be changed is the reference to using dircmp.pl "which is > > installed by default on FreeBSD versions 2.0 and above". Not on > > 3.1 it ain't (and it doesn't run under perl5 either). This should > > be changed to mergemaster (in the ports). > > Diffs! Diffs! Diffs! > > This is why it's now in the tree. I haven't got the time to maintain it > properly now, so the 'community' can support it. send-pr as usual should > do the trick. > Yes, OK. I'll try to get something done, but I'm rather busy right now; my father's had a bad stroke so I spend my weekends zapping up & down the M4/5/6 and the rest of the week catching up on lost sleep :(. Actually I think that the article needs a major overhaul to bring it up to date. What is your opinion on removing the references to 2.1.x and the early (pre-make {build,install}world? > N > -- > PS: Sorry for the delay in replying. What with work, buying a house, moving > in to the house, fixing the plumbing in the house, and paying the bills, I've > been a little busy recently. I'm back to e-mail now, and catching up. . . > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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