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<filename>ports/</filename> directory.</para>
<para>We also support the concept of a
<quote>package</quote>, essentially no more than a gzipped
<quote>package</quote>, essentially no more than a compressed
binary distribution with a little extra intelligence
embedded in it for doing whatever custom installation work
is required. A package can be installed and uninstalled
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post-configuration menu item) or invoke the
&man.pkg.add.1; command on the specific package files you
are interested in installing. Package files can usually be
identified by their <filename>.tgz</filename> suffix and
identified by their <filename>.tgz</filename> or <filename>.tbz</filename> suffix and
CDROM distribution people will have a
<filename>packages/All</filename> directory on their CD
which contains such files. They can also be downloaded
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<para>After installing the <filename
role="package">news/inn</filename> package or port, an
excellent place to start is <ulink
url="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/INN.html">Dave
url="http://www.visi.com/~barr/INN.html">Dave
Barr's INN Page</ulink> where you will find the INN
FAQ.</para>
</answer>
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</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="ports-3x">
<para>Why can I not build this port on my 3.X-STABLE machine?</para>
<question id="ports-4x">
<para>Why can I not build this port on my 4.X-STABLE machine?</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>If you are running a FreeBSD version that lags
significantly behind -CURRENT or -STABLE, you may need a ports
upgrade kit from <ulink url="&url.base;/ports/index.html">
http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/</ulink>. If you are up to date,
significantly behind -CURRENT or -STABLE, you may need to
update your ports collection; see the <ulink
url="&url.books.porters-handbook;/keeping-up.html">
Keeping Up</ulink> section of the Porter's Handbook for further
information on how to do this.
If you are up to date,
then someone might have committed a change to the port which
works for -CURRENT but which broke the port for -STABLE. Please
submit a bug report on this with the