From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 11 8:21: 2 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from fac13.ds.psu.edu (fac13.ds.psu.edu [146.186.61.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA79737B424 for ; Fri, 11 May 2001 08:20:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hawk@fac13.ds.psu.edu) Received: from fac13.ds.psu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fac13.ds.psu.edu (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f4BFKZm13154; Fri, 11 May 2001 11:20:35 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from hawk@fac13.ds.psu.edu) Message-Id: <200105111520.f4BFKZm13154@fac13.ds.psu.edu> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Rasputin Cc: "Richard E. Hawkins" , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bug reporting for link to obsolete library? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 11 May 2001 14:52:40 BST." <20010511145239.A30148@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> From: dochawk@psu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:20:35 -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Rasputin rumbled, > I'd guess the package was recompiled ages ago, and that's why it's got > dpendencies on an old library. > Try compiling the port instead and I expect that'll work. > Did you get this from the ftp site, or an old CD? > I don't think port maintainers are responsible for packages rolled from > their ports, not sure who is? But this *is* from the ports collection! To the best of my knowledged, the only precompiled code on this system is libgtk12 (which won't currently build), realplayer, netscape, and staroffice. I downloaded the ports early last week. hawk -- Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. /"\ ASCII ribbon campaign dochawk@psu.edu Smeal 178 (814) 375-4700 \ / against HTML mail These opinions will not be those of X and postings Penn State until it pays my retainer. / \ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message