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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit
Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD
Date: 17 Nov 1995 05:37:46 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: olsenc@kodiak.ee.washington.edu's message of 15 Nov 1995 21:57:39 GMT
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In article <48dnoj$55s@nntp5.u.washington.edu> olsenc@kodiak.ee.washington.edu (Clint Olsen) writes:
In article <DI37qp.Jyo@ritz.mordor.com>,
Chris Mauritz <ritz@ritz.mordor.com> wrote:
>Note, my experience has been that a noticeable portion of the ports
>are broken. The pine/pico and tcsh ports come to mind.
>This isn't really a complaint, just a point of information. Turns
>out there were binaries available in the packages area. I just
>prefer to build my own (when it's possible).
Here's another point of information :) The lynx port is busted as well.
I find that BSD make is a big pain in the ass. If GNU ever adds the BSD
extensions to make, I will be free from this beast forever. Yes, some of
the ports are plug and pray :)
Last I checked, gnu make built and ran on NetBSD and FreeBSD.
Not that I have ever use it...
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, HP300, Sun3, Sun4,
DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
NetBSD ports in progress: VAX, Atari 68k, others...
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