Subject: pkg/8340: communicator package doesn't say which version to download
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: John Kohl <jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/07/1999 05:00:08
>Number: 8340
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: communicator package doesn't say which version to download
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: pkg-manager (NetBSD software packages system bug manager)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 7 04:35:02 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: John Kohl
>Organization:
NetBSD Kernel Hackers `R` Us
>Release: pkgsrc www/communicator as of 1999-09-06
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kolvir.arlington.ma.us 1.4K NetBSD 1.4K (KOLVIR) #5: Sat Sep 4 18:17:38 EDT 1999 jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us:/usr/u4/sandbox/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/KOLVIR i386
>Description:
When building the communicator package, it points hte user to
download the US encryption version via home.netscape.com, but doesn't
say (on i386) which flavor to download: BSDI or Linux? Linux 2.0 or
Linux 2.0 glibc?
I guessed wrong the first time and had to download again.
>How-To-Repeat:
Build the package and see its complaints.
>Fix:
Improve the download message to tell which flavor needs to be downloaded.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: