Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:01:05 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> To: Adam <ash1485@yahoo.com> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.org, cy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: fvwm-2.4.19 Message-ID: <200509232301.j8NN1538035967@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Adam <ash1485@yahoo.com> of "Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:30:25 PDT." <20050923213025.54483.qmail@web34112.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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In message <20050923213025.54483.qmail@web34112.mail.mud.yahoo.com>, Adam write s: > Hi- > > I am trying to install fvwm-2.4.19 on my FreeBSD 5.4 release machine and I ca > n not seem to get all the packages. I downloaded it through ftp it from the p > orts collection off the FreeBSD site and when I use the "pkg_add fvwm-2.4.19. > tbz" command it thinks for second and then it says "pkg_add: could not find p > ackage m4-1.4.3!" I got the same result for both the 5 stable tree and the 5. > 4 release tree. I thought that if I downloaded the fvwm-2.4.19.tbz file it co > ntained all the packages I needed to install fvwm-2.4.19.tbz. Am I doing some > thing wrong? Thanks for any help you can give! You need to make sure that all prerequisite packages are: a) installed, or b) in the /usr/ports/packages/All directory, or c) use portinstall to fetch and install requisite packages. Hope this helps. Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Web: http://www.komquats.com and http://www.bcbodybuilder.com FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org BC Government: <Cy.Schubert@gov.bc.ca> "Lift long enough and I believe arrogance is replaced by humility and fear by courage and selfishness by generosity and rudeness by compassion and caring." -- Dave Draper
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