I can't install netperf

[Paul Schmehl]

--On Thursday, June 09, 2005 15:10:11 -0300 João Gabriel Sapucahy Chiste 
<jg at inf.ufsc.br> wrote:

> I put the netperf-2.4.0.tar.gz in the location that ports telling and
> tried to install from ports and then i get this:
> applying freebsd patches....blabla
> File to patch:
>
> Which file should i type?
>
You can't do it that way.  First, you need to make sure your ports are up 
to date.  *Then* install netperf using the port.  (I just did, on 5.4 
RELEASE, and it installed without a hitch.)  The port installed 
netperf-2.3pl1.tar.gz, not netperf-2.4.0.tar.gz.  If you want 2.4.0, you're 
on your own, and you'll have to figure out how to get it to compile on 
FreeBSD.  The netperf Makefile *might* be helpful.  It might also be 
helpful to look at the port files after typing "make".  You'll find that 
there are 14 patchfiles in the files/ directory and a configure script in 
the scripts/ directory.

I'm betting you can't compile this port yourself, unless you're a 
programmer and you understand configure and Makefile instructions clearly. 
Or maybe you can - but you're pretty much on your own.

Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
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