Re: Postfix in base FreeBSD system

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Postfix in base FreeBSD system
\ Gerard (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Xavier Beaudouin (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Rod Dorman (24 Sep 2007)
. . \ Victor Duchovni (24 Sep 2007)
. . . \ Geert Hendrickx (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Vivek Khera (24 Sep 2007)
. . \ mouss (24 Sep 2007)
. . \ Andrzej Kukula (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Martin Schmitt (24 Sep 2007)
. . \ Victor Duchovni (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Paul Newhouse (24 Sep 2007)
. . \ mouss (24 Sep 2007)
. \ Paul Newhouse (25 Sep 2007)
. . \ mouss (25 Sep 2007)

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Subject:	Re: Postfix in base FreeBSD system
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	mouss
Date:	25 Sep 2007

Paul Newhouse wrote:
> mouss <mlist.only> replied:
>
>> Paul Newhouse wrote:
>> > mouss <mlist.only> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think that many people don't care because they install postfix from
>> >> ports. Although NetBSD uses postfix, I still install it from pkgsrc
>> >> (thus separating system update and packages updates).
>> >
>> > I was glad to see NetBSD default to Postfix until I realized that the
>> > released version was several levels behind pkgsrc (and what I was currently
>> > using at the time). The port is installed in a different place than the
>> > port which is really annoying.
>>
>> this is configurable. by default packages go under /usr/pkg/, which I
>> find is a clean way (no package would pollute the system). I reserve
>> /usr/local for installing software "manually" (not from pkgsrc).
>
> I think that the released postfix should be installed in the package area
> (/usr/pkg) so that when I upgrade to a more current package I don't have old
> postfix lying around (and in my case encountered in the search PATH earlier
> than /usr/pkg) so I could run in to it. I didn't really like going in and
> pulling out the distributed base postfix by the root ... so to speak *8^)
> If I upgrade to a newer version of NetBSD does the new base release get
> reinstalled and now I have to do more surgery? I don't do this often enough
> to give it much thought but, it's an annoying bunch of details that I'd like
> not to have to deal with ... especially since I will probably have forgotten
> about all of these intricacies and nuances by then.

Never fighht against the system! if you don't want postfix from the base
system, disable it with MKPOSTFIX=NO.

# cat /etc/mk.conf
.ifndef BSD_PKG_MK
.include "/etc/mk.syssrc"
.else
.include "/etc/mk.pkgsrc"
.endif # BSD_PKG_MK

#cat /etc/mk.syssrc
MKPOSTFIX=no
...

#cat /etc/mk.pkgsrc
PKG_OPTIONS.postfix=pcre ldap mysql dovecot-sasl tls
...

<off topic>

>
> Like I said, annoying but, not that annoying.
>
> A more important problem for me right now is how to get apache22 installed
> with mod_perl. Which is why I think I need apr-[util-]1<something>? THAT'S
> REALLY ANNOYING ME!!! *8^{

# cd .../pkgsrc/www/apache22; make update
...
$ pkg_info|grep apach
apache-2.2.4nb6 Apache HTTP (Web) server, version 2
...

>
> Paul N.
>
> P.S. - I think this is getting way OT for this group so I'll stop now.
>

yes. contact me offlist if you still have issues.

</offtopic>