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Date:      Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:45:36 +0200
From:      "W. Wiersma" <freebsd@4business.nl>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: problem using ports ??
Message-ID:  <200109120944.LAA29482@smtp3.xs4all.nl>

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I had the same problem but when I downloaded the same in .tar.gz it worked!


9/12/01 8:36:45 AM, "Stephen Hurd" <deuce@lordlegacy.org> wrote:

>> hi,
>> iam not getting how to install from ports.i tried first to install bash2 but
>failed.i went to
>> the dir /usr/ports/bash2 and did make install (to install from ftp site as i
>dont have a
>> cdrom).it says error ,and to copy the port to /usr/ports/distfiles.then i
>downloaded the file
>> bash2.tgz ,but still it wont take that.how do i make it to take the file i
>downloaded(as it is
>> not taking from the ftp site).can i do it in the traditional way,will there
>be any problems.
>> one more thing does freebsd come with any text browser.i tried to install
>lynx text browser and
>> there's the same problem.please help me install.
>> thanx and regards
>> rohit
>
>Well, first off, I assume that /usr/ports/base2 was a typo on your part...
>that dor shouldn't exist at all... /usr/ports/shells/bash2 would be the
>correct folder.  Second, without knowing the specific error you get, I can't
>really help troubleshoot the ports install... there IS however another way to
>install... it won't work for ALL ports as some cannot be distributed as
>packages.
>
>If you su to root, then run /stand/sysinstall and go to configure then
>packages, then FTP then the nearest mirror then down to shells then select
>bash-2.05 with the space bar, then press enter , then move to the install and
>press enter again, it should download and install.  If that still doesn't
>work, try:
>'pkg_add
>ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.3-stable/All/bash-2.05
>.tgz'
>
>And get back to us on the actual error message you get.
>
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