Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 18:57:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Barry Monk <barry.monk@gnet.tn> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Porting netscape Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980502185623.21194V-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <001301bd73a9$66dbf3c0$134d5fc1@default>
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On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Barry Monk wrote: > I am trying to port netscape inBSD2.2.5, there is no distfile on the CD > and I am not yet online inBSD to access the download sites referenced in > the script, also the referenced ftp sites have removed the english > version(probably outdated). I have a couple of newbie quesions,(please > don't flame me). :-) Is there something I am missing on the CD's or > manual with regard to netscape, as I think i have followed the > instructions correctly, and as a second option, I have a version of > netscape on an OpenLinux cd, but it is in .rpm format as opposed to > gzip. What is this format and can I use it on my BSD system? Netscape could not be distributed with the CD for licensing reasons. The port is probably out of date, try fetching a newer port from http://www.freebsd.org/ports. I think we have some RPM tools in the ports tree but don't quote me on that. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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