---for example if you want to install autoconf version 2.59 cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf259 make clean make install
---the port well then be downladed and compiled/installed ---to uninstall cd /usr/ports/devel/autoconf259 make deinstall ---you can also install a pre-compiled version using pkg_add pkg_add -r autoconf259 ---to uninstall pkg_delete autoconf259 personally i like to use the ports since they compile on my custom built kernel Good Luck :) On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:53:09 -0500, Stefan Seefeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi there, > > I'm quite new to freebsd, so please forgive my > ignorance. > > I'v just installed freebsd on a free partition, > and I try to get familiar with the system. > > Ultimately I'd like to try to port applications > I develop on linux to freebsd. > > The first issue I run into is that I'm unable to > find an 'autoconf' executable. I'v found different > versions as ports and packages, but they all only > seem to contain autoconf<version>, where <version> > is one of [213, 253, 259]. > > What am I doing wrong ? > > Thanks, > Stefan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
