Op 21-03-2011 20:38, arrowdodger schreef: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Dale Scott <dalesc...@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> 1. INSTALL says acinclude.m4 must be deleted when using libtool 1.3.4+. I >> have libtool 2.2.6b, did not delete acinclude.m4, and did not get an error. >> Is this correct? >> It could just not be used depending on how autoconf is involved. But libtool 2.2.6b is not supported anymore by the Ports Collection, see the 20101208 entry in /usr/ports/UPDATING for how to upgrade to libtool 2.4 (and get current versions of the other autotools).
[...] >> 3. do I need to (or should I) copy the utility programs and odbc driver >> manager to their typical (as I understand them to be) locaitions in the >> FreeBSD tree? (e.g., /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib). >> > If you really wish, you can do `gmake install` with root privileges. But > please note, that since you are installing this software from source and not > from ports, it may be hard to remove it in future. You can only rely on > `gmake deinstall` or something like that. It depends. If it is just for your personal use, then e.g. your home directory is also fine. If you want to make a port of it, then it should be installed in PREFIX (which is /usr/local by default). Regards, René -- http://www.rene-ladan.nl:8080/ GPG fingerprint = ADBC ECCD EB5F A6B4 549F 600D 8C9E 647A E564 2BFC (subkeys.pgp.net) _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
