Re: window maker dependencies..

[Ted <ted_(_at_)_poox_(_dot_)_com>]

On 17/11/2004, at 19:55, Siju George wrote:

> > btw installing windowmaker from ports is easy and clean :) use ports
> > ;)
>
> Thankyou somuch Dennis for replying:)
>
> The problem with me is very slow and freequently disconnectiong
> internet connection! It will be almost abig frustration to do it
> through the net :)

If you are using ports and you keep getting disconnected when a `make 
install` is
downloading a source tarball, then I found this helps:
vi /etc/mk.conf
FETCH_CMD=wget -c -t2

Of course you will need wget first:
cd /usr/ports/net/wget && make install && make clean

By having wget with -c when installing a port wget will be used to 
fetch the sources'
and will resume downloading the source if interrupted.
The -t2 switch just sets a 2 second timeout. You can change this to 
suit your needs.

If you want more info on mk.conf and how it affects ports (a 
recommended read!):
man ports
man mk.conf

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Ted