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Date:      Tue, 24 Jan 1995 13:52:58 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        Ron Porter <porter@fozzie.chem.wisc.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com
Subject:   Re: problem adding package 
Message-ID:  <13900.790984378@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 Jan 95 14:40:47 CST." <9501242040.AA22442@fozzie.chem.wisc.edu> 

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The pkg_add command transits stuff through /tmp by default.  If you want
to change this, either set TMPDIR to a directory with more space or
use pkg_add's -t flag.

					Jordan

> Hello,
>   I recently got the web2c-6.1.tgz package from ftp.cdrom.com
> and tried to install it on my FreeBSD1.1.5.1 system. When I do
> "pkg_ad web..." it sits for a short time as though its working
> and then i get a bunch of "out of disk space" messages. When
> i run df it shows me that it's trying to add the pkg to the
> root(/) filesystem, shouldn't it be going into the /usr filesystem
> which i have much room in?
> Anyone know what my problem is??
> Thanks, Ron
> -- 
> [-Ron Porter-----------]
> [-Univ. Of Wisconsin---]
> [-Chemistry Dept.------]
> [-Madison, Wi 53706----]
> [-608-262-0190---------]
> [-porter@chem.wisc.edu-]




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