Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:44:09 -0800 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: Craig Deal <list.cdeal@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmanager status? Message-ID: <43D06A99.8070900@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <fe0fbd300601191858q356956eej4989f7d27c698c6@mail.gmail.com> References: <fe0fbd300601191858q356956eej4989f7d27c698c6@mail.gmail.com>
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Craig Deal wrote: > I just ran portmanager -s and it said that it has been removed from > the ports collection. The "MOVED" file said > "sysutils/portmanager||2006-01-19|Author withdrew permission to > distribute". Does this mean it will not be available any more, or is > this temporary? > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement for a novice user. > Portmanager was very easy to use and I never had a problem with it. > > Thanks, > Craig Check out http://portmanager.sunsite.dk/preface.html "I have decided to remove portmanager from the FreeBSD ports tree because I do not get along with the people in charge of FreeBSD ports." Sounds pretty permanent to me. Use portupgrade. HTH, Micah
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