Re: Arla on FreeBSD 5.5

On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 11:25:51AM +0200, Harald Barth wrote:

> 
> > > #  ===> arla-0.40 is marked as broken: "compiles but overwrites files
> > > #  from a dependancy (security/heimdal)". 
> > > 
> > Recent arla-releases should work with FreeBSD 5.5, but 0.40 isn't exactly
> > the latest.
> 
> As the current arla release (0.43) works this is more of a question to
> the packager than to the arla team.
> 
> > I'm not very representative; I just grab the arla and heimdal sources and
> > compile and install them. The default paths are different from the
> > ports/packages and don't conflict at all :)

I finally did just that although I installed Heimdal from the ports
and then grabbed the latest Arla (0.43) from the site and it built
and installed with only a whine or two, but nothing that stopped it.
It seems to be a working client now, on FreeBSD 5.5.

I hope it gets fixed for FreeBSD 6.xx soon, though.

The maintainer is listed as:  [email protected]
who is not someone I know.

////jerry

> I don't know what the ports maintainers have done to neiher heimdal
> nor arla or if it is just a question of "done nothing" for a long
> time, but if you just take heimdal (currently 0.7.2) and arla
> (currently 0.43) "as is" from the sources it compiles and works. I'd
> suggest the ports maintainers should do the same, as all modifications
> they add they will have to maintain.
> 
> I guess the freebsd port maintainer for arla is on this list. Hi! We'd
> like to hear more from you here.
> 
> Harald.
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