Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:39:31 -0500 From: Michael W.Holdeman <ptfd9100@beanstalk.net> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <ports@freebsd.org> <mph@astro.caltech.edu> Subject: Re: bidwatcher Message-ID: <02032009393102.07338@fcoffice.ptfd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10203192311080.25596-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10203192311080.25596-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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After updateing from the last port update, It seems to be working fine. Just a very few problems addidg auctions, but if I attempt it usually the second or third time it takes. Mike On Wednesday 20 March 2002 02:23, you wrote: > On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Michael W.Holdeman wrote: > > Matthew, > > I got the new port tonight via cvsup, it does download the correct file > > now however it fails to install the patches. > > > > It appears the new version needs new patch files, which I have looked at > > but have NO IDEA what I am doing. This is something I'm interested in > > learning, but this week I'm too covered up (trying to track my auctions > > with web-browsers LOL) > > > > Mike > > > > On Tuesday 19 March 2002 16:38, you wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 04:36:03PM -0500, Michael W. Holdeman wrote: > > > > Where do we get your port? > > > > > > It's checked into CVS. Get it however you normally update your Ports > > > Collection (e.g. cvsup). There may be a delay before it's propagated > > > to the cvsup servers. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > I think the FreeBSD port was updated twice in the last few hours (by > Matthew Hunt). Thanks Matthew! > > However bidwatcher has a problem with some auctions (not being able > to get the data for them) that is being worked on, and if you want > the very latest, you have to get the sources by CVS from sourceforge.net > and build it yourself. (Keeping up with changes outside of releases > is not the porter's responsiblity.) > > It's useful if you do this to build the FreeBSD port first so all > the dependencies (and it has a lot) get installed. > > It's interesting that bidwatcher is being run on a couple of Linux > servers and (on one of them at least) available "free" but with a > fee for each auction on which the bidder wins, so the bidwatcher > program (which snipes, or bids in the last few seconds of the auction) > is running on the server and the user has a Windows interface from a > browser. > > Annelise To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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