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From: nate@see.my.signature (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 'top' in 2.1.6 ports doesn't build
Date: 23 Jan 1997 19:58:58 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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In article <mvhE4Gy74.4qH@netcom.com>, Michael Harding <mvh@netcom.com> wrote:
>Any hints?  I tried getting 'current' as well.  'machine.c' won't
>compile because it doesn't know the size of swaplist.

The version on the CD should compile, but if it doesn't then you need to
modify the definition of __FreeBSD_version (or somesuch) in machine.c or modify
it so that it doesn't pick up the stuff from -current.  Look for the above
string and you should be able to get it working.


Nate
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