Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 10:21:09 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Sue Bauer-Lee <sblee@eeyore.taz.tac.com> Cc: handy@sag.space.lockheed.com, chuckr@glue.umd.edu, asami@cs.berkeley.edu, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bulding new versions Message-ID: <28950.888776469@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Mar 1998 13:10:31 EST." <199803011810.NAA14957@eeyore.taz.tac.com>
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> for the FreeBSD distribution? Can I not compile and install software of MY > choice? As indicated, I've run into problems using ports structure and > independantly of the ports structure. I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion, but the answer is, of course, "sure you can." > went to install autoconf this way, it couldn't find m4. Recall in a previous > email (please forward that 1 also if you still have it) indicating our > secure env which won't allow outbound active ftp sessions.... Kinda blows > your 'autofind/fetch' out the window..... No it doesn't - please read the man page for fetch. Setting FTP_PASSIVE_MODE (or FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=-P) will use passive mode. > Why are things apparently so restrictive??? I've had engineers productive > FASTER on Solaris x86 than what I've experienced here. How can we help make > this easier? It would help if you could clarify just what you found so restrictive. I don't see any real details here. Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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