ipsec-tools in ports

Vsevolod Stakhov vsevolod at highsecure.ru
Sat Aug 20 14:32:10 GMT 2005


VANHULLEBUS Yvan wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> The actual port of racoon (security/racoon) is to be considered
> asobsolete, since ipsec-tools is now the official racoon's version,
> and the only one which is maintained (as it is specified in the last
> commit of racoon's port and explained in
> ftp://ftp.kame.net/pub/mail-list/snap-users/9012).
> 
> 
> I am the ipsec-tools core developper who ensures FreeBSD support for
> ipsec-tools, and I made a first version of an ipsec-tools port, which
> is available at http://vanhu.free.fr/ipsec-tools-port.tgz and which is
> based on the latest release of ipsec-tools, V 0.6.
> 
> This port is based on security/racoon port, and some various things
> may be ehanced (see the comments at the beginning of the Makefile).
> 
> I'll be happy to be the maintainer of this port or to help the
> maintainer of this port when needed.

I'm really surprized that ipsec-tools are not in FreeBSD ports tree, as 
racoon does not support many features. I'll be glad to take care of 
this, if you write a PR, that is common practice for FreeBSD ports. Also 
note that now port freeze is in action.

--
WBR, Vsevolod Stakhov


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