Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 18:57:09 -0800 (PST) From: Studded <Studded@gorean.org> To: Greg Black <gjb@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Outdated ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901031855591.14973-100000@dt087nac.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <19990103203911.9782.qmail@alice.gba.oz.au>
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On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Greg Black wrote:
> What is the recommended approach to use when a port specified
> in /usr/ports is for an older release of the software and you
> really want to use the current version?
I generally change the relevant info in the makefile, do a 'make
patch' to make sure that the thing patches cleanly, then go from there. If
it doesn't, fix things by hand as needed or don't use the latest version.
Good luck,
Doug
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