Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 19:53:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: ache@FreeBSD.ORG, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lynx port Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.961009195054.8947B-100000@thurston.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.PTX.3.95.961009164846.5738h-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
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On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Veggy Vinny wrote: > > > On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > The lynx port changes sources incredibly often, so the port changes too. > > It recently went from using the zip file to the tar.gz file, so just > > updating the md5 file won't do, you have to get a new copy of the port, > > which does (at the moment) work. Wait 'til tomorrow, they'll probably > > change the dist file agin, and it will be broke again. Andrey should get > > a lot of credit for keeping this one working as much as it does. > > Hmmm, wouldn't the filename change if it's updated? I guess maybe > the lynx port just updates too fast for the port to keep up with it but > Audrey does do a superb job of maintaining the port... This last time, the dist site added the new .tar.gz file (they previously only had the .zip file) but usually, no, the name stays the same. I gotta figure this drives Andrey nuts. The file changes so often there was some discussion about removing the checksum altogether, but it didn't happen. > > Cheers, > -Vince- GaiaNet Corporation Unix Networking Operations > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and n3lxx, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 2.2 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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