[Asterisk-bsd] * 1.2.1

[Mark Ackroyd]

>>You will continue to have all sorts of problems if you continue to ignore
>>the advice here on the asterisk-bsd list regarding the use of ports.

I have only ever used the ports version once, that was right at the start of
my BSD/Asterisk adventures, since then I have *only* used to the SVN
version. I would never *simple* ignore the advise here, there are people on
this list that a lot more about this than me. 

>>Also, the version of asterisk in the latest FreeBSD port is 1.0.9

Yeap I don't use that ,1.2.1 compiles nicely on my BSD machines. 

>>Recently there have been several posts to the list regarding the latest
>>asterisk release, version 1.2.1, released on 12-7-05. Usually the question
>>is '..when will the port be updated..'

I think the developers are doing a great job and the port will be ready when
it's ready.  With each version they bring out, I will patiently try, and
post the issues. At the moment, my issues are SMP support and as soon as
zaptel loads it dumps NMI ISA 30, EISA ff to the syslog, and basicly turns
into a disk filling service. I'm not complaining :-)  at least I hope it
doesn't appear that way. I am certainly not discounting the issues are down
to me.  

>>Getting and compiling the latest Asterisk Release on FreeBSD is
>>very simple, as simple as compiling the port -why not try it and report
>>your experience to the list.

I have *everytime* most of the time I don't get a response.  My problem has
never been with Asterisk itself always zaptel.  My latest issue was posted
to this list on the 15th Dec @ 12:56.  Your yourself replied to me with a
comment about using gmake not make and how to check the libs are installed.
I have got Zaptel to work on BSD, but it's a pain. For my production
machines I use linux. I don't like using Linux since everything else in the
server room is BSD. But right now Linux has not given me problems.

I even bought a sangoma card, and that runs brilliantly under BSD. Since I
already have loads of digium cards, and a small budget, I can`t really
afford to throw them away and buy sangoma cards just because the work better
under my preferred OS.

Mark.