Have binary release, but also a few Qs

Joshua Goodall joshua at roughtrade.net
Tue Aug 26 06:55:20 PDT 2003


Install the "portupgrade" port.  It's a much more refined wrapper and
controller for the port/package system.

Joshua.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 09:54:55PM -0500, D J Hawkey Jr wrote:
> I'll bet I'm the first on my block with these!
> 
> I do have a few questions, though. +CONTENTS lists the following as
> dependancies, and I want to know if:
>     XFree86-libraries-4.3.0_5: I have XF86 4.2; is 4.3 really required?
>     libiconv-1.9.1_1: Will 1.8_2 suffice?
>     gettext-0.11.5_1: Will 0.10.35_1 suffice?
> I don't mind doctoring up +CONTENTS to allow the ports I already have, if
> I know they'll work. This is an aged and EOL'd system, and I'm getting
> leery of updating installed ports, for fear of breakage.
> 
> I'm running 4.5-REL-p24.10 (the ".10" are SAs I've applied since 4.5 was
> EOL'd). Will these packages run under FreeBSD 4.5?
> 
> And finally, how to install these? Just run 'pkg_add diablo-jre-1.3.1.0'
> and 'pkg_add diablo-jdk-1.3.1.0', like any other package?
> 
> TIA,
> Dave
> 
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