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RFC: Alternate Ports Fix For Older FreeBSD

Posted by Hemos on from the update-install-correct dept.

Dan writes "For those of you running older versions of FreeBSD (prior to 4.7), FreeBSD's Joe Marcus Clarke has an alternate fix for the recent port install problem people were seeing. 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. Joe is also looking for testers for this fix."

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  1. Grammer by xombo · · Score: 0, Funny

    It's we're not were, silly editors.

    1. Re:Grammer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      It's grammar not grammer silly grammar troll. Why waste +1 bonus on this??

  2. ARGHGHGHGHG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    And I just upgraded a bunch of machines to 4.8 so I could upgrade the Apache port. NOW you tell me!

    Oh well they needed it anyway (4.5).

    If I was paying money for this, I'd demand a refund! ;-)