Category: synth
First attempt at running FreeBSD/amd64 12.0-BETA1
I spent the better part of the weekend upgrading my laptop to 12.0-BETA1. Three hickups has been discovered so far.
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Update 2018-05-29T19:27+0200 synth 2.05 was released not long ago. None of the below applies.
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pkg add chokes on apparantly wrong OS version
I’m experimenting further with ports-mgmt/synth. I let synth create some packages for me and I then removed all installed packages, save the pkg package manager. What a surprise I got when attempting to add my own metaport!
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GNU Emacs flavours in FreeBSD
r460621 added flavours to editors/emacs. If you previously used editors/emacs-nox11 to get a flavour suitable for most server systems, you’re in for a couple of surprises.
Read More → GNU Emacs flavours in FreeBSDFirst experiences with ports-mgmt/synth
I spun up a virtual machine yesterday with the intent of learning how to use ports-mgmt/synth.
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