From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 15 15:30:42 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEC1316A4CE for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:30:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [70.59.126.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4175143D49 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:30:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (snarf.secure-computing.net [70.59.126.198]) (authenticated bits=0)j3FFW3PZ054309 for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:32:04 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) In-Reply-To: <47dbb8a3dbe8a15a3c453bf151a4bdd2@secure-computing.net> References: <47dbb8a3dbe8a15a3c453bf151a4bdd2@secure-computing.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Freebsd-Questions Questions From: Eric F Crist Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:30:33 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.1 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, MISSING_HEADERS autolearn=ham version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on grog.secure-computing.net Subject: Re: BIND upgrade from ports.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:30:42 -0000 On Apr 15, 2005, at 10:11 AM, Eric F Crist wrote: > Hello list, > > First off, please reply directly to me (with CC to list), as I'm no > longer a member of the list. (Too much erroneous traffic.) > > FreeBSD 5.3 uses BIND 9.3.0 and I'm trying to upgrade to 9.3.1. I > know with PERL, you can set an option to use-ports-dist or something > like that so that system perl is disabled and perl from ports is used > instead. > > Is there a similar option for BIND, or do I need to symlink the execs > from /usr/sbin/... to /usr/local/sbin? > > Thanks. Sorry for the self-reply, but I answered my own question. Doing a little reading, the following command will do what I require: From within /usr/ports/dns/bind9, I executed the following: # make WITH_PORT_REPLACES_BASE_BIND9=yes install clean All is updated! Thanks. _______________________________________________________ Eric F Crist "I am so smart, S.M.R.T!" Secure Computing Networks -Homer J Simpson