How to start installing Bind 8.2.2P5

[Lynn Zhang]

On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Michael Dang wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> I tried those but keep receiving errors.  For example,
> make stdlinks
> 
> make: Fatal error:  Don't know how to make target "stdlinks"
> 
> What do I miss?
> 
> My system is running Solaris 2.6 and has gcc 2.9.5.
> 
> Mike D
> 
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Paul T. Root" <proot at iaces.com>
> To: Lynn Zhang <lyzhang at umich.edu>
> Sent: January 27, 2000 2:44:09 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: How to start installing Bind 8.2.2P5
> 
> 
> make stdlinks
> make clean
> make depend
> make all
> make install
> 
> 
> Found in INSTALL
> 
> 
> In a previous message, Lynn Zhang said:
> >
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Michael Dang wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I download Bind 8.2.2P5 from the isc.org.  From looking at the
> instruction
> > > in the DNS and Bind book, 3rd edition, it looks easy to install but it's
> not
> > > that easy.  Could anyone give me instruction of how to install bind?
> > >
> > > Greatly appreciated,
> > >
> > > Mike D.
> > >
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> > I have the same question, please help!
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> > Thanks a lot!
> >
> > Lynn Zhang
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Hello, 

Thank you for your time and attention.

I did read the INSTALL notes and some README files come with the tar file. 
However, I am still confused about something. I am trying to upgrade our
BIND, we have our bind configuration files (like named.boot, named.cache,
named.conf, etc) in /usr/private/etc. I need to have the new binary will
work with my old configuation files.

Before I run "make install", I need to modify the Makefile.set in
src/port/solaris, 
the next is part of my Makefile.set,

'DESTDIR=/dns/dns'
'DESTMAN=/usr/local/share/man'
'DESTETC=/usr/local/etc' 

after I run "make install", I should  have
/dns/dns/usr/local/share/man, but I do not have that.

What is the meaning of 'DESTETC=/usr/local/etc' ? Does this tell bind to
look for /usr/local/etc for configuration files when it runs? In my case I
should have
"/usr/private/etc" there? Will it overwrite any files in that dirctory?

What is the best way to upgrade the new bind without damage anyting which
is running now?


Thanks a lot!

Lynn Zhang