Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:51:12 -0700 From: Vizion <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, Johann Visagie <wjv@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query Message-ID: <200509082051.13636.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050909024832.GB26409@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <200509081705.41876.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200509081734.33077.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <20050909024832.GB26409@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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On Thursday 08 September 2005 19:48, the author Brooks Davis contributed to
the dialogue on-
Re: /usr/ports/www/phpbb --? Makefile query:
>On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:34:32PM -0700, Vizion wrote:
>> On Thursday 08 September 2005 17:23, you wrote:
>> >On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 05:05:41PM -0700, Vizion wrote:
>> >> The makefile has the following lines:
>> >>
>> >> PHPBBDIR= ${WWWDOCROOT}/${PHPBBURL}
>> >> PKGOPTS= ${FILESDIR}/pkg-opts
>> >> EXCEPTFILES= ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/install.php \
>> >> ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/upgrade.php \
>> >> ${PREFIX}/${PHPBBDIR}/install/update_to_latest.php
>> >>
>> >> In my case DocumentRoot is:
>> >> WWWDOCROOT?= /usr2/virtualwebs
>> >>
used to doing it might be willing to make such a change and commit
>
>That would be breaking the Makefile, not fixing it. Realistly, if you
>want to use a non-standard file system layout, you shouldn't use the
>port.
Humph -- well I thought most large scale virtual webs are set up outside
main /usr/local - admittedly many use simlinks but I thought not when the
sever operates as a farm...which is why apache allows for data paths
separtely /usr/loca
>Just do a "make depends" in the phpbb port directory to get the
>pieces you need, and then install phpbb by hand. Most php apps are
>pretty trivial to install if you know how to configure a web server and
>database.
I have now found an even more serious problem phpbb is NOT compatible with
php5 -- which opens a whole can of worms...
I am trying for an alternative
Thank yo so much for your time -- it is much appreciated
David
>P.S. Please stop randomly cross posting your messages. It just wastes
>people's time.
Sorry about that
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