Re: [Bug-gnubg] FreeBSD

[Achim Mueller]

Am Mon, 2002-08-12 um 02.05 schrieb Jim Segrave:
> On Sun 11 Aug 2002 (19:29 +0200), Achim Mueller wrote:
> > I just get to know FreeBSD 4.6. Is there any use in looking at it
> > concerning gnubg? Any big differences in compiling? Or just another
> > package management (packages and ports)?
> 
> Things known to be different:
> 
> You have to run autogen.sh, without it, you won't get a useable makefile.

Thanks for the hint. Works now after installing countless ports ;-).

> I have never looked into how the ports tree is built, but at a guess -
> maintaining ports is a very non-trivial undertaking. Doing so on a
> target which moves as quickly as gnubg seems to be moving would
> require someone with no job, no partner and no life. Or the port
> version would always be hopelessly out of date with the current state
> of gnubg.

I will take a look though I have a partner, a job and a life ;-).

Ciao

Achim
 
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