Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 23:50:50 +0100 (MET) From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: Ruiyuan_Jiang/Advantage_KBS_at_LotusXchg@njcorp.akbs.com Cc: torstenb@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuration files needs to be changed after compiling Message-ID: <199512212250.XAA00330@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <9511218195.AA819592347@njcorp.akbs.com> from "Ruiyuan_Jiang/Advantage_KBS_at_LotusXchg@njcorp.akbs.com" at Dec 21, 95 04:31:00 pm
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It seems that Ruiyuan_Jiang/Advantage_KBS_at_LotusXchg@njcorp.akbs.com said: > Right now I am trying to configure my newly installed INN news. Since the > INN News ports did not locate all the files to the default location > (/usr/local/news directory), I need to manually change all the > configuration files to tell INN news where to look for the files. For > example, I opened "nntpsend" file and found that inside of it says Not to turn down in any way Torsten's work on the port, I *really* think that INN is one of the few programs you need to compile entirely by yourself. The configuration step (for the compilation) is no weird (and IMO badly made -- I've installed dozen of INN now and hate it every time). You have a config.data properly configured for FreeBSD 2.X in the Unofficial release by Dave Barr. Just take that, read two or three times the Install doc, then the FAQ and compiling is very easy. If you prefer sticking to the official 1.4sec2, I can send you the file. Doing it by hand makes understanding how the program work easier. One of the program the firm I work for used to be configured with the same system than INN. Version control was a nightmare (lot of files are modified almost all the time the program is configured) till we converted it to use GNU configure. I'm afraid that INN 1.5 will probably use the same @~^#@ system. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #7: Mon Dec 18 00:50:47 MET 1995
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