Hi Ben, I've just tried your instructions and it builds and runs ok. Many thanks!
Ben On 3 July 2012 21:43, Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Ben Short <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Is it possible to run Node JS 0.8.0 on FreeBSD? > >> > >> I ask because libuv doesn't start that FreeBSD is a supported operating > >> system and Node JS no uses libuv. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Ben > > > > Hi, namesake. > > > > FreeBSD is not an officially supported platform but I try to keep it > > going on a best-effort basis. I had planned to work on that today or > > tomorrow, actually. > > > > There is a version of node.js in ports but I can't vouch for its > > stability or up-to-date-ness - it's not maintained by us. > > Okay, you should be able to run `git clone > git://github.com/joyent/node.git && git checkout -b v0.8 -t > origin/v0.8 && ./configure && make` now. The two things you may have > to install are libexecinfo and gmake. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
