Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:52:56 +0100 (MET) From: torstenb@solar.tlk.com (Torsten Blum) To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) Cc: Ruiyuan_Jiang/Advantage_KBS_at_LotusXchg@njcorp.akbs.com, torstenb@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuration files needs to be changed after compiling Message-ID: <m0tT3Dk-00021iC@solar.tlk.com> In-Reply-To: <199512212250.XAA00330@keltia.freenix.fr> from "Ollivier Robert" at Dec 21, 95 11:50:50 pm
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Ollivier Robert wrote: > 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. of course - that why I disabled the binary package... :) > 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). well, a autoconf generated configure script would be better - but it's not _that_ bad... > 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. that's true bye Torsten PS: I'll be out of town for about a week...
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