Stevan Tiefert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Am Dienstag, den 08.05.2007, 21:43 +1000 schrieb Peter Jeremy: >> On 2007-May-08 12:22:03 +0200, Stevan Tiefert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > The port wouldn't be necessary when the >> >compat3x-port didn't stopped. >> >> The last FreeBSD 3.x release was 3.5.1 in July 2000. 3.x support has >> long since ceased and it is no longer possible to correct security >> holes in the compat3x port. Since a variety of security holes are >> known to exist, the port has been FORBIDDEN. >> >> Your options appear to be: >> 1) Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] and get them to update the FreeBSD >> binaries to support 6.x >> 2) Override the 'FORBIDDEN' tag and install compat3x anyway. >> 3) Run the Linux version. >> > > 4) I build a port with this only needed lib in it. Already done: > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=112499
But that still installs the standard C library with the vulnerability in it. In what way is that better (or even significantly different) than option 2? _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
