Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 17:36:25 -0600 From: "Daryl Chance" <dchance@valuedata.net> To: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Apache 2.0...ports? Message-ID: <000d01c0ac16$6b9bbb40$0200000a@mike> References: <15022.44380.113476.726171@guru.mired.org>
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I get my internet connection turned back on tomorrow (currently emailing from work). If I get the Apache 2.0 Devel added, would there be any commiters willing to commit it for me? (may take a couple days as I will have to learn how to put one together :) Thanks, - Daryl Chance | And which parallel universe did ValueData, LLC | YOU crawl out of? Memphis, TN | - http://www.thinkgeek.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org> To: "Daryl Chance" <dchance@valuedata.net> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Apache 2.0...ports? > Daryl Chance <dchance@valuedata.net> types: > > What would be the chances of getting apache 2.0 added to > > the ports collection? I know there are some other development > > (beta/alpa) ports out there (samba/lynx). Is there any interest > > in getting this added to the ports collection at all? > > Clearly, there is some - you're interested in it. Building apache from > their distribution is pretty simple - I do it because I want more > control over the config than any of the ports. 2.0 should build > equally easily, so just doing that is probably the best route. That > also means that turning it into a port is pretty straightforward, and > there are probably people who would appreciate it if you took that > step as well. > > Note that "developement" means different things for different > projects. For some, the "development" version is usually builds and > runs, but gets bugs more often than the developers things is > reasonable in production software. For others, it tends to be in an > incredible state of flux, so getting a copy that works is more a > matter of luck than anything else. The former are good port prospects, > the latter are not. I've seen things that imply that apache 2.0 is in > the latter category, so... > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ > Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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