From DougB@simplenet.com Sat Feb 26 17:08:36 2000 Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 15:58:41 -0800 From: Doug Barton To: htDig Support Subject: [htdig] FreeBSD port update to 3.1.5 Howdy folks, Due to the importance of the 3.1.5 upgrade I've gone ahead and updated the FreeBSD port. I've submitted the patch in the URL below to the port maintainer and it should be updated soon. Meanwhile, you can get the patch at http://freebsd.simplenet.com/htdig-FreeBSD-port-3_1_3-3_1_5.patch To update your port with this patch you should update your ports collection to the latest via whatever method you use (cvs, cvsup, etc.) Then cd to /usr/ports/textproc/htdig and execute the following command. patch < /htdig-FreeBSD-port-3_1_3-3_1_5.patch where should be replaced by the actual path where you downloaded the patch. After you patch your port you should be able to build it and install it as you normally do. Before you deinstall the previous port make sure to back up your htdig.conf file. I have made one small improvement to the port that the htDig developers might be interested in. The way the htDig Makefile currently works it installs a new htdig.conf file if one does not exist in the $(CONFDIR) directory. On one hand it's good that the default htDig install doesn't nuke an existing conf file. On the other though, users might be interested in seeing changes/updates/etc. to the new conf file. My change installs htdig.conf.sample instead, and prevents the FreeBSD port from deleting the htdig.conf file if you choose to deinstall or pkg_delete it. I've also created a package, available at http://freebsd.simplenet.com/htdig-3.1.5.tgz. This package was compiled on a Pentium 90 system running a recently updated (2/19) FreeBSD 3.4-Stable system. If you are using an older system I can't guarantee that it will work for you. For those that aren't aware, the FreeBSD ports/packages system is similar to the Linux RPM system. A port is similar to a source RPM, and a package is similar to a Linux binary RPM or a Solaris package. Disclaimer: I am not a representative of FreeBSD, and I provide all of the above with no warantee whatsoever. If you use any of the above it is at your own risk. I encourage you to carefully examine any software you download from the internet. Enjoy, Doug -- "Welcome to the desert of the real." - Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, "The Matrix" ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the htdig mailing list, send a message to htdig-unsubscribe@htdig.org You will receive a message to confirm this.