Ratpoison is not available

[macondo]

I installed FreeBSD 8.3, tried to # pkg_add ratpoison but it's not on the db.
Is this a new development?

 

[jrm@]

There might not be a pre-compiled package available, but you can install it from ports with

# make -C /usr/ports/x11-wm/ratpoison/ install clean.

You might also want to take a look at Chapter 5 of the handbook.

 

[cpm@]

You can install x11-wm/ratpoison from ports as follows # cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/ratpoison && make install clean. As @jrm has suggested, reads specially pro/cons about using packages or ports.