Stuart Henderson <[email protected]> writes:

> On 2013/02/15 13:39, Hany Aziz wrote:
>> Are you referring to the precompiled binaries or to the ports that
>> will compile and is there another version of OpenBSD that will allow
>> more packages to install or compile on the Vax? In other words can I
>> install another version of openbsd and have less issues? All I really
>> want is gcc, gdb, emacs and preferably git. Give me those and I am
>> happy.
>
> I'm mostly talking about ports failing to build on -current OpenBSD
> because that's what the next release will be built from. Obviously if
> it doesn't build at all there won't be precompiled binaries. I might
> try and fix one or two strategic things in -current but I'm not
> going to look at any old releases.

I feel the same, Hany.  On the other hand it is likely that if stuff
gets fixed in -current it may help you in 5.2.  emacs-21, for example,
seems to show the same build problems since at least 2006.

> I have no idea about the emacs failure, I suspect mg(1) will be rather
> more pleasant to use though if it does enough for you...

Indeed.

> git, maybe I'll look after I get gettext built...


Hany: thanks your reports, I'll hope they'll help in the end.

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