> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim > Sent: Monday, 1 March 2004 18:33 > > > First of all, why would you do this? Secondly, it won't work because the > > port will simply tell you that it's already installed and suggest you > > uninstall the previous version first. > > Well, it didn't used to. And if you HAVE to uninstall the old port > before compiling the new one... isn't that already broken? How long > does it take to compile Apache? You want your servers down that long? > Once again, I am going on old information, but back then, it was > rediculous how short-sighted some of the ports scripts were.
I hate to butt into this thread but compiling apache on your primary web server, even having a compiler on an internet exposed machine, is just plain daft. Surely this OS (FreeBSD, IIRC) wouldn't require such lunacy? _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
