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From: Archie Cobbs <archie@tribe.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD???
To: blair@itsnet.com (Blair Schmittel)
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 13:35:41 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199508140531.XAA21025@scratchy.itsnet.com> from "Blair Schmittel" at Aug 13, 95 11:31:42 pm
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blair schmittel writes:
> I am running on FreeBSD 2.0.5 and since I have installed it on one of my
> servers for a "test drive", I haven't been able to get anything to work
> with it.
> 
> I have tried compiling the source for NCSA's httpd, errors with makefile.
> I've tried compiling perl 5, errors with makefile.  I can't get sendmail to
> work at all.

The problem is with the version of make that comes with 2.0.5,
it has a problem with lines containing <tab> <newline>.

The solution is to get a newer version from ftp.freebsd.org.
I think it's available as a pkg file (confirmation?).

-Archie