Author: Trond Endrestøl
Unknown flavor ‘py39’, possible flavors: py38
I use Synth to build my own packages. On a test system running stable/13, Synth had issues with textproc/py-sphinxcontrib-applehelp@py39.
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For some unexplained reasons sysutils/tmux fails to be built by Synth on CURRENT when the UTF8PROC option is set. The configure script simply fails to locate utf8proc.h.
Read More → sysutils/tmux built by Synth on CURRENTMicrosoft .NET Framework and Famic Automation Studio License Manager
Another month and another update for Microsoft .NET Framework (KB5008718). It’s the same sad story again.
Read More → Microsoft .NET Framework and Famic Automation Studio License ManagerInstalling Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBox
I wanted to try out Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBox but I came short when the installer thought I had unsupported (virtual) hardware.
Read More → Installing Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBoxUpgrading PostgreSQL from 13.4 to 14.0
Here’s a summary of my adventure upgrading PostgreSQL from 13.4 to 14.0 on my laptop running FreeBSD current.
Read More → Upgrading PostgreSQL from 13.4 to 14.0Hardening OpenSSH using ssh-audit
I recently came across security/py-ssh-audit@py38. Wielding this tool showed a lot to be improved.
Read More → Hardening OpenSSH using ssh-auditASUS ROG Strix X299-E GAMING II BIOS 1004
Upgrading to ASUS ROG Strix X299-E GAMING II BIOS 1004 was almost successful. The already installed FreeBSD/amd64 13.0-STABLE wouldn’t boot propertly and froze when attempting to initialise the keyboard.
Read More → ASUS ROG Strix X299-E GAMING II BIOS 1004pfSense as a guest in Citrix Hypervisor
When running pfSense as a guest in Citrix Hypervisor you must disable all offloading features on all external network interfaces, letting the guest handle everything.
Read More → pfSense as a guest in Citrix HypervisorMigrating to Python 3.8
Edit /etc/make.conf and /usr/local/etc/synth/LiveSystem-make.conf, changing DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=python=3.7 to DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=python=3.8, and DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=python3=3.7 to DEFAULT_VERSIONS+=python3=python3.8.
Read More → Migrating to Python 3.8FreeBSD 13 and W^X memory mapping policy for user processes
FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE is out, and one of the new features is W^X memory mapping policy for user processes. This feature is also naturally available for users of 13.0-STABLE and 14.0-CURRENT.
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