Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:29:03 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: sumikawa@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/34226: new port: net/netcat+ipv6 Message-ID: <20020126172903.I825@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <200201241840.g0OIe3K13582@freefall.freebsd.org>; from sumikawa@freebsd.org on Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:40:03AM -0800 References: <200201241840.g0OIe3K13582@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 10:40:03AM -0800, sumikawa@freebsd.org wrote: > The following reply was made to PR ports/34226; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: sumikawa@freebsd.org > To: edwin@mavetju.org > Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: ports/34226: new port: net/netcat+ipv6 > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 03:29:30 +0900 (JST) > > Do you really need this port? > Original netcat is not maintained anymore. > I recommend to use net/obnc(OpenBSD netcat) instead of it. > It's already support IPv6. I'm using netcat from the ports collection and have in august a patch supplied for IPv6 support in netcat. The maintainer doesn't seem to be willing to do something with the PR. That's why I decided to make the netcat+ipv6 port myself. Yes, I'm using it and no, I didn't know that there was an OpenBSD netcat version. I'll have a look at it. But there is no reason why this netcat couldn't get ipv6 support: the port is not forbidden and the code is there to be used. And, if you need help with the -ports part of FreeBSD, I'm happy to lent a hand. 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-ports" in the body of the message
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