From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 21 15:06:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26F1D16A400 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:06:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from pollux.dfwlp.com (rrcs-64-183-212-244.sw.biz.rr.com [64.183.212.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E998913C43E for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:06:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) Received: from athena.dfwlp.com (athena.dfwlp.com [192.168.125.83]) (authenticated bits=0) by pollux.dfwlp.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5LF65mv082558 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:06:05 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from freebsd@dfwlp.com) From: Jonathan Horne To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:06:04 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <340a29540706210732k40db5365if0fe8fc25d7d5c3f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <340a29540706210732k40db5365if0fe8fc25d7d5c3f@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200706211006.04783.freebsd@dfwlp.com> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=no version=3.2.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0 (2007-05-01) on pollux.dfwlp.com Subject: Re: To install xorg meta port in preparation for xorg upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:06:08 -0000 On Thursday 21 June 2007 09:32:31 Andrew Falanga wrote: > Hi, > > How can one install the xorg meta port for version 6.9 before > beginning the upgrade to 7.2? I have already updated my ports tree, > and I don't think I do one of these numbers any longer: > > cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg && make install clean > > I then thought about downloading the 6.9 xorg package, but all I found > on the freebsd ftp servers was a package for 7.2. I see in the > UPDATING file for ports that if one doesn't have the meta port > installed, they will missout on several sub ports for xorg 7.2. > > Andy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" i think the easiest way will be to set the variable PACKAGESITE to ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ (or that of your other favorite mirror) for bash-like shells, export PACKAGESITE=ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ or csh-like shells, setenv PACKAGESITE ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-6.2-release/All/ then 'pkg_add -r xorg' and it should grab it. if not, try naming it by full package name, 'pkg_add -r xorg-6.9.0'. good luck, -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org freebsd@dfwlp.com